Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with a mission to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to advocate for a peace plan and the repatriation of prisoners of war from Russia. This visit is significant as Crown Prince Mohammed has positioned himself as a potential mediator in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, despite Saudi Arabia's close energy ties with Russia through the OPEC+ group.
Zelenskyy has been actively promoting what he calls a “Peace Formula” to bring an end to the full-scale invasion by Russia, which recently marked its second anniversary. The 10-point peace formula includes demands such as the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes, although these proposals have been swiftly dismissed by Moscow.
