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Kyiv's terms for talks, days after Canadian visit
Summary
A look back at the diplomatic backdrop on 10 May 2022, as Ukraine set out conditions for peace talks and received senior Canadian visitors.
What was Ukraine's diplomatic position on 10 May 2022, the 76th day of the Russian invasion? Two recent developments framed it.
On 6 May 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was open to continuing peace talks with Russia, but only if certain conditions were met. They were a guarantee of the restoration of preinvasion borders, the return of Ukrainians who had been forcibly evacuated to Russia, and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the country.
Two days later, on 8 May 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly made an unannounced visit to Kyiv. They met Zelenskyy while the invasion continued.
Together, the two events showed Kyiv stating its terms for negotiations while receiving a high-level delegation from a foreign government in the capital.
