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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour

The world leaders pushing for peace in Ukraine, and their motives

Narendra Modi, Mohamed bin Zayed, Naftali Bennett and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Four world leaders who are attempting to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, clockwise from top left: Narendra Modi, Mohamed bin Zayed, Naftali Bennett and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Composite: AFP/Rex/EPA/AP

How blessed are the peacemakers? After the first wave of intermediaries led by Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, a new group have beaten their way to Vladimir Putin’s long table since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or at least sought to intervene by phone.

The current crop includes Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of Turkey, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed of the UAE and now the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi.

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