Ukrainian President Zelenskyy lands in Saudi Arabia to push for peace and a POW exchange with Russia

Published February 27, 2024 7:26 AM

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has arrived to Saudi Arabia with plans to visit the kingdom’s powerful crown prince to push for a peace plan and the return of prisoners of war from Russia. Zelenskyy’s trip Tuesday comes as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to position himself as a potential mediator to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. That’s even as Riyadh remains closely aligned with Russia on energy policies through the OPEC+ group of countries. Zelenskyy traveled to Saudi Arabia in May for a meeting of Arab leaders and also met then with Crown Prince Mohammed.

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