Saudi Arabia kicks off Ukraine talks that exclude Russia

Al-Jazeera, August 5, 2023

Event

Saudi Arabia has kicked off a weekend summit in Jeddah, in which senior officials from some 40 countries – but not Russia – will aim to draft key principles on how to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday welcomed the wide range of countries represented in the talks that began on Saturday, including developing countries hit hard by the surge in food prices triggered by the war. Zelenskyy said he hoped the initiative will lead to a “peace summit” of world leaders this autumn to endorse the principles, which he believed should be based on Kyiv’s 10-point formula for a settlement. Ukraine’s formula includes respect for its territorial integrity and the withdrawal of Russian troops from territories that Moscow claims to have annexed. The forum excludes Russia, which has rejected Ukraine’s peace formula. The Kremlin said it will “keep an eye” on the meeting.

Comment

Saudi Arabia said the weekend talks underscored Riyadh’s

“readiness to exert its good offices to contribute to reaching a solution that will result in permanent peace,”

the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter which works closely with Russia on oil policy, has touted its ties to both Moscow and Kyiv and positioned itself as a possible mediator in the war. Again this is really interesting with Bible in hand. When you align Ezekiel 38 with Daniel 11 we find that the Sheba / Dedan / Tarshish / young lions alliance is described as “the king of the south.” The Russian/ Gogian alliance is described as the “king of the north”. We may wonder why Saudi Arabia (Sheba / Dedan) is part of the southern king territory. But in this news report we can see how they are becoming involved in Russia’s conflict…

Bible quote

And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. (Daniel 11:40)

Andy Walton

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