A potential second summit that may involve Moscow has been broached.
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland – Dozens of countries meeting for a landmark international summit on peace in Ukraine agreed on June 16 that Kyiv should enter into a dialogue with Moscow on ending the war, while strongly supporting Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity.
“This is not about taking sides; it is about upholding fundamental principles,” she said. “To us in Singapore, the conflict may be far away. But as a country, we remain deeply concerned. As a small state with only a short history of independence, we must staunchly support international law and uphold the UN Charter.”
The summit, snubbed by Russia and its ally China, came at a point when Ukraine is struggling on the battlefield, where it is outmanned and outgunned. “It’s probable that a politician who puts the interests of his country above his own and those of his masters would reflect on such a proposal.” The session on humanitarian aspects focused on issues around prisoners of war, civil detainees, internees and the fate of missing persons. It also discussed the repatriation of children taken from occupied Ukrainian territory into Russia.
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