Eighteen long months have passed. The Russia-Ukraine war continues. The world become unstable.
Representatives of more than forty countries met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in a recent peace conference in search of the much-desired peace.
The diplomatic initiative was mainly on the part of Ukraine. However, Russia was not invited to this session. Incidentally, after the withdrawal of troops from Kherson and Kharkiv last year, Russia has again begun to advance into Ukraine.
While the war’s impact on their politics, economy, and even security, Moscow’s anxiety can be gauged from the outside.
On the other hand, nothing significant has happened in the way Ukraine had hoped to change with Western military aid.
President Zelensky’s peace plan requires Russia to withdraw its troops from all occupied territories in order for bilateral dialogue to begin.
And Moscow claims that the territories of Ukraine occupied by the Russian army, after all, territories over which they do not currently have military control must be recognized as part of Russia.
In this situation, the representatives of different countries asked for the recognition of the international law of maintaining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of any state mentioned in the Charter of the United Nations at the Jeddah session.
As a result, there is a clear indication that Ukraine has succeeded to a large extent in organizing the session with the aim of isolating Russia and bringing together the powerful states of the ‘Global South’ to establish lasting peace.
They should also be recognized as part of Russia. In this situation, the representatives of different countries asked for the recognition of the international law of maintaining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of any state mentioned in the Charter of the United Nations at the Jeddah session.
As a result, there is a clear indication that Ukraine has succeeded to a large extent in organizing the session with the aim of isolating Russia and bringing together the powerful states of the ‘Global South’ to establish lasting peace.
But the recent session has attracted more attention because of China’s new position. It did not attend a similar session held in Copenhagen last June.
Earlier, China presented a draft for a political settlement between Russia and Ukraine last March.
However, one of its aims was to prioritize a state’s ambition to annex Taiwan under international law to maintain its territorial integrity.
At the same time, it asked about the security of Russia. As a result, the neutrality of the draft is questioned.
But the way the Jeddah session is emphasized in the statement of the Chinese ministry to strengthen the international consensus in the establishment of a peace process, it is clear that the most powerful country in Asia is interested in playing an important role in any kind of reconciliation between Russia and Ukraine.
On the other hand, the moderating role that India has so far ably played in the midst of global turmoil, Such a claim cannot be dismissed. On several occasions, India has asked Moscow to adopt the path of diplomacy and negotiation.
That sentiment was echoed in the speech of India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval at the Jeddah session.
It should be remembered that India has the opportunity to play an important role in this peace process due to its current presidency of the G20.
Of course, whether this peace initiative can be called successful or not, only time will tell.
