Ukraine’s Peace Project Is Dented by Rival Plan, Hollywood Cash

  • China-Brazil initiative, Biden no-show undercut Swiss summit
  • Gathering aimed to boost support for Zelenskiy’s blueprint
Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on May 23.Photographer: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s main diplomatic push to secure broader global support against Russia’s invasion has suffered a double blow less than a month before leaders gather for a once-ambitious summit.

Brazil and China announced a rival initiative early Friday aiming to bring both Ukraine and Russia to the table. And it emerged that President Joe Biden would likely be a no-show at the Ukraine conference in Switzerland because it clashes with an election fundraiser in California alongside stars including George Clooney and Julia Roberts.