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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Kyiv

Zelenskiy calls on world leaders to attend Ukraine ‘peace summit’ after deadly Kharkiv strike

President Zelenskiy stands inside a destroyed printworks
Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy stands inside a destroyed printworks during his appeal to Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has released a desperate video plea calling on world leaders to attend a “peace summit” next month in Switzerland after a deadly Russian attack on a DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv on Saturday killed at least 16people and injured dozens more.

Zelenskiy appealed in particular to the US president, Joe Biden, and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, to attend the summit, which is due to start on 15 June. “Please, show your leadership in advancing the peace – the real peace and not just a pause between the strikes,” said Zelenskiy in English.

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