Zelenskyy rejected this Muslim country’s offer in 2023 to end war with Russia, the country is…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could not have imagined this scenario.

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Russia Ukraine war: The US has supported Ukraine since the beginning of the Russia Ukraine war. Ukraine has received billions of dollars’ worth military aid from the USA, but everything has changed after the arrival of Trump. Now America seems to be coming closer to Russia and Trump’s friend Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has helped bring Russia closer to America.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could not have imagined that Saudi Arabia could do this because he went to the Arab Summit in Jeddah in May 2023 with great hope. He went there and sought the help of Muslim countries. During this time, Zelenskyy also met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and the leaders of other Gulf Arab countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.

At that time, the Saudi crown prince offered mediation between Moscow and Kyiv to resolve the conflict, which Zelenskyy rejected, saying that the only and possible Ukrainian formula for peace was that Russian troops would have to leave Ukrainian territory. Now Saudi Arabia is holding peace talks in the USA and Russia and has kept Ukraine away from it.

In his speech at the Arab summit, Zelenskyy emphasized the Islamic dimension, arguing that the Muslims of Crimea are the first victims of Russian violence in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president described the Crimean Muslims as the center of Ukrainian Muslim culture and a region that should be an integral part of the global Islamic world. His views received significant support at that time, but Arab countries have now begun to lean towards Russia. The friendship between America and Russia benefits Arab countries. Currently, the relationship between the U.S. and Russia is not good; if their relations improve, it would be good news for Arab countries, as American sanctions on Russia prevent Arab countries from trading with Russia.