MOSCOW - Russia will not participate in a possible second peace summit on Ukraine, as it is unrelated to resolving the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
Zakharova made the remarks in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's plan for a second peace summit in November, where he intended to invite Russian representatives.
"Russian representatives have not participated in any meetings under the so-called Burgenstock Process and do not plan to do so. This process has nothing to do with genuine conflict resolution," she said on the ministry's website.
The summit aims to promote the unworkable Zelensky formula as the sole basis for resolving the conflict, seeking international support and using it as a platform to issue Russia an ultimatum for surrender, she added.
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Zakharova reiterated that Russia does not reject a diplomatic resolution to the crisis and remains open to discussions on serious proposals that reflect the situation on the ground, evolving geopolitical realities and the initiative proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 14.
"Without Russia and without taking its interests into account, achieving a fair and sustainable resolution is impossible," she said.
Zakharova criticized Kiev and Western nations for focusing on war rather than peace, citing recent Ukrainian attacks on the Kursk region and requests for long-range NATO weapons capable of striking deep into Russian territory.
Meanwhile, Russia's air defenses intercepted and destroyed 101 Ukrainian drones over the past night, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
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The ministry noted that 53 drones were destroyed in the Bryansk region, 18 in the Krasnodar region, and several others in the Kaluga, Tver and Belgorod, Smolensk, and Kursk regions, as well as near the Sea of Azov.
In the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar region, about 1,200 people were evacuated after a fire caused by two falling drones, regional authorities said.
Russian forces also carried out a group strike with high-precision weapons and drones last night on Ukrainian energy facilities, drone production workshops, and locations of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, the defense ministry said.
