‘A powerful signal of unity’: Ukrainian-backed peace talks begin in Malta without Russia

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Ukrainian soldiers prepare to head to the front line in a Bradley fighting vehicle near Ocheretyne, northwest of Avdiivka, Ukraine, on October 24th. Photograph: Nicole Tung/The New York Times A third round of Ukrainian-backed peace talks opens in Malta today with representatives from more than 50 countries. Moscow has oddly denounced it as “a blatantly anti-Russian event”. Volodymyr Zelenskiy has a 10-point plan to end the war. There were similar summits in Jeddah and Copenhagen this summer. National security and policy advisers from more than 50 countries plus international institutions are expected – more than the roughly 40 at the...