Leaders and senior officials from more than 90 states gathered in Switzerland for a two-day summit.
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland - As world leaders lined up to offer their support at a summit for peace in Ukraine on June 15, President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope of garnering international agreement around a proposal to end the war that he could present to Moscow.dedicated to Kyiv’s plan to end the largest European conflict since World War II.Others, however, criticised Moscow’s exclusion and warned Kyiv it would need to compromise if it wanted to end the war.
Kyiv has previously said Russia would be invited to a second summit – a position many countries backed on June 15.The summit comes as Ukraine is struggling on the battlefield, where it is outmanned and outgunned. “All us are committed to build a sustainable peace... Such a peace cannot be a Ukrainian capitulation,” French President Macron said.More than 90 countries are in attendance at Ukraine’s peace summit in Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERSPutin is in no position to make demands of Ukraine for peace, US defence secretary says
Saudi Arabia, an energy ally of Russia, told Kyiv it would have to make a “difficult compromise” if it wanted to end the conflict. And Kenya’s President William Ruto criticised the latest Western measures against Russia, this week’s G-7 deal to offer“Just as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was unlawful and unacceptable, the unilateral appropriation of Russian assets is equally unlawful,” Mr Ruto said.The range of positions on display hints at the difficulty Kyiv faces in securing agreement for any settlement that it would be happy to send to Russia.
Kyiv has insisted that terms like “Russian aggression” and references to its “territorial integrity” appear in any joint communique. It was not clear, however, if more than 90 countries could get behind such wording.
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