Marcos backs Ukraine's 10-Point Peace Plan, is willing to talk to Zelenskyy

By Catherine S. Valente

Jan 16, 2023 8:56 am

ONBOARD PR001: President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. said the Philippines supports Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy's proposed plan on a peaceful settlement of the ongoing conflict with Russia and expressed willingness to make a phone call to Zelenskyy himself.

Speaking to reporters onboard PR001 en route to Switzerland, Marcos said while it is not for the Philippines to decide on the proposed 10-Point Peace Plan, it will support 'any effort toward peace.'

FREED COMRADES This file photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center) speaking to the media in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on April 4, 2022. More than 1,300 prisoners of war (POWs) have been returned to Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the pro-Western country, Zelenskyy said on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 (December 2 in Manila). AFP PHOTO

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