The US considers promoting the peace formula suggested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be the goal of the summit in Saudi Arabia that is to be held on 5-6 August.

John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, stated to the Voice of America that the key component of the Ukrainian peace formula is "the respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty because "the whole formula of President Zelenskyy hinges on that idea, on the principal idea of the UN charter."

 "And that's something that every nation – except Russia, of course – can sign up to,"– Kirby stressed, adding that "a continuation of a process to socialise the peace formula that President Zelenskyy has put forward" is what will happen at the Summit in Jeddah.

Commenting the statement of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that he is ready to join the meeting in Saudi Arabia only if Russia is also invited there, Kirby states that "each country can determine its attitude towards the peace formula of Zelenskyy, and which role and to which extent it would like to play, when and if peace talks are conducted."

Earlier the US expressed their hope that the summit in Saudi Arabia will become a chance for the countries of the world to hear from Ukraine about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and for Kyiv – to discuss securing peace.

Before that Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, stated that following the results of the summit in Saudi Arabia it is planned to "coordinate the philosophy of the Ukrainian peace formula".

Moreover, the details of the future peace formula summit on the level of the world leaders are to be discussed at the meeting in Jeddah, mainly the time, place and agenda.

On 2 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv expects to coordinate with other states to hold the peace formula summit this autumn.