While Switzerland has maintained neutrality since 1515, a study committee recommended the country’s government work on a ‘common defence capability’ with the EU and NATO read more Amid the growing animosities between Russia and Europe, Switzerland is rethinking its centuries-long neutral stance over global conflicts. In a bombshell report published on Thursday, a group of...
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PH among 90 countries participating in Ukraine peace summit
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland – World leaders gathered at a Swiss Alpine resort on Saturday to seek broader consensus for Ukraine’s peace proposals at a summit shunned by China and dismissed as a waste of time by Russia, which pushed its own rival ceasefire plans from afar. More than 90 countries took part, among them the Philippines...
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World leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent
OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Dozens of world leaders converged on a Swiss resort Saturday to discuss how to bring peace to war-ravaged Ukraine, though any hopes of a real breakthrough were muted by the absence of Russia. More than two years into the war, the combatants remain as far apart as they’ve ever been, with...
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‘History Being Made’: Ukraine President Zelenskyy As World Leaders Gather At Swiss-Hosted Peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed optimism on Saturday, predicting that “history is being made” at a Swiss-hosted conference aimed at initiating peace efforts in Ukraine, despite skepticism from experts and critics who doubt any significant progress since Russia is not participating. The conference saw attendance from the presidents of Ivory Coast, Kenya, Ecuador, and Somalia, along...
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World leaders attend peace summit on Ukraine in Switzerland
World leaders convened Saturday at the global peace summit at the luxury Burgenstock resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, in a show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace plan and to apply pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine. More than 90 countries will participate, but China’s absence is notable. Russia...
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Zelenskyy arrives in Switzerland for Peace Summit
About 100 countries and international organizations will participate in the Peace Summit, stated the President Tetiana Lanchukovska News editor at LIGA.net June 14, 19:30 Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Switzerland (Photo: Office of the President) On the evening of June 14, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Switzerland to participate in the Global Peace Summit, which will take...
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A peace summit for Ukraine opens this weekend in Switzerland. But Russia won’t be taking part
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though Russia, which launched the war, isn’t attending. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government didn’t want Russia involved. But the Swiss insist that Russia must be involved at some point, and...
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90 countries to attend Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit that Russia is snubbing
Nearly 90 countries and organizations, half from Europe, have confirmed attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend despite Russia‘s refusal to participate, Switzerland‘s president said Monday. Viola Amherd told reporters in the Swiss capital, Bern, that the summit, on Saturday and Sunday, will aim to chart a path toward possible peace nearly 28...
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Zelenskyy claims Russia seeking to ‘disrupt’ Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Wednesday that Russia is seeking to “disrupt” the Global Peace Summit on his 10-point peace formula scheduled for June in Switzerland. “We have precise intelligence information –specific data — that Russia not only wants to disrupt the Peace Summit, but also has a specific plan, how to do it, how...
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Ukraine peace summit organisers look to India to help shape agenda, discussions
NEW DELHI: The organisers of an upcoming conference on peace in Ukraine are looking to India to help shape the agenda for the meeting of the heads of state and government, including possible solutions to the conflict, people familiar with the matter said. Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request, the Swiss government this week announced...