Ukraine’s Peace Project Is Dented by Rival Plan, Hollywood Cash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s main diplomatic push to secure broader global support against Russia’s invasion has suffered a double blow less than a month before leaders gather for a once-ambitious summit.

Brazil and China announced a rival initiative early Friday aiming to bring both Ukraine and Russia to the table. And it emerged that President Joe Biden would likely be a no-show at the Ukraine conference in Switzerland because it clashes with an election fundraiser in California alongside stars including George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on May 23.

Photographer: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images

The shifting diplomatic terrain amounts to a downgrade for the June 15-16 meeting ...