Zelenskiy and Saudi Crown Prince Forge Ahead for Summit on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a diplomatic tour. The meeting seeks to garner support for a Ukraine-focused summit in Switzerland on June 15-16. The summit aims to rally international backing for Zelenskiy's peace plan, calling for a full withdrawal of Russian troops.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, the Saudi State news agency reported. No further details were provided about the meeting.

Zelenskiy arrived in Jeddah earlier on Wednesday, part of a tour of countries to build support ahead of a summit on Ukraine

planned for June 15-16 in Switzerland. Moscow has not been invited to the summit and China is staying away. Kyiv aims to build international support for a peace plan proposed by Zelenskiy, which includes full withdrawal of Russian troops.