Over 100 countries and organizations attended the summit to support a 10-point peace plan that includes demands for a cessation of hostilities, restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian soil, and the restoration of Ukraine's pre-war borders with Russia.
The document reaffirmed signatories' commitment to refraining from using force against Ukraine's territorial integrity or political independence.
Ukraine Peace Summit concluded with key powers, including India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates spurning a joint communique agreed upon by over 80 countries and international organizations.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the importance of supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity for lasting peace.
US Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $1.5 billion aid package for humanitarian expenditures and infrastructure rebuilding in Ukraine.
A major summit in Switzerland aimed at forging a path to peace in Ukraine concluded with key powers, including India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, spurning a joint communique agreed upon by over 80 countries and international organizations. The document reaffirmed signatories' commitment to refraining from using force against Ukraine's territorial integrity or political independence.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the importance of supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity for lasting peace, while more than 100 countries and organizations attended the summit to support a 10-point peace plan. The plan includes demands for a cessation of hostilities, restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian soil, and the restoration of Ukraine's pre-war borders with Russia.
US Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $1.5 billion aid package for humanitarian expenditures and infrastructure rebuilding in Ukraine. Despite strong attendance among Western democracies, neither Russia nor China attended the summit.
The communique included agreements on allowing Ukraine to have its own nuclear power plants, refraining from using or threatening nuclear weapons, and returning unlawfully displaced children and civilians to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin restated his peace plan which calls for Ukrainian troops withdrawal from occupied territories and abandoning NATO bid before negotiations.
Nearly 80 countries called for Ukraine’s territorial integrity to be the basis for any peace agreement (not in other articles)
India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates did not sign the final document (not in other articles)
Brazil did not sign on but Turkey did. China did not attend.
The all-out war since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has killed or injured hundreds of thousands of people, unsettled markets for goods like grain and fertilizer, driven millions from their homes and carved a wedge between the West and Russia, China and some other countries (not exactly the same in other articles)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the first steps toward peace at the meeting (not in other articles)
Viola Amherd, the Swiss president, told a news conference that the great majority of participants agreed to the final document (not exactly the same in other articles)
Switzerland will reach out to Russian authorities but did not say what the message would be.
Ukraine is in talks with some countries that have offered to host a second peace summit (not exactly the same in other articles)
Zelenskyy accused China and Russia of attempting to undermine the Swiss conference, a claim denied by Beijing (not exactly the same in other articles)
Allies of Ukraine now face the task of trying to keep up momentum toward peace
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Nearly 80 countries called for Ukraine’s territorial integrity to be the basis for any peace agreement
Russia was not invited to the Swiss conference
Ukraine is in talks with some countries that have offered to host a second peace summit
World leaders called for dialogue between all parties to end the war between Ukraine and Russia at a summit in Switzerland.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, remained steadfast in opposing any negotiations that could require his country to cede territory.
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, Some world leaders called for negotiations and compromise between Ukraine and Russia, while others supported Ukraine’s stance for Russia’s full withdrawal from the country.
, Nearly 80 countries called for Ukraine's territorial integrity to be the basis for any peace agreement
, The final document signed by 78 countries said the U.N. Charter and respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty can serve as a basis for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
Ukraine summit concluded with key powers spurning a joint communique agreed to by over 80 countries and international organizations.
Ukraine summit concluded with key powers spurning a joint communique agreed to by over 80 countries and international organizations.
India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates did not agree to sign the joint statement despite attending the summit.
The document reaffirmed signatories’ commitment to refraining from using force against Ukraine’s territorial integrity or political independence.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the importance of supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity for lasting peace.
More than 100 countries and organizations attended the summit to support a 10-point peace plan, including demands for a cessation of hostilities and restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
US Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $1.5 billion aid package for humanitarian expenditures and infrastructure rebuilding in Ukraine.
The communique included agreements on allowing Ukraine to have its own nuclear power plants, refraining from using or threatening nuclear weapons, and returning unlawfully displaced children and civilians to Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin restated his peace plan which calls for Ukrainian troops withdrawal from occupied territories and abandoning NATO bid before negotiations.
Former US President Donald Trump voiced criticism of American aid to Ukraine at a campaign rally in Detroit on June 15, 2024.
Trump claimed he would ‘have that (U.S. aid to Ukraine) settled prior to taking the White House as president-elect’.
Trump previously stated that he would withhold defense assistance to Ukraine if he won the 2024 US presidential election.
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Trump claimed he would 'have that (U.S. aid to Ukraine) settled prior to taking the White House as president-elect'
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The author makes inaccurate statements about U.S. aid to Ukraine and Trump's previous statements regarding aid to Ukraine, which can be considered selective reporting and misinformation.
Trump previously stated that he would withhold defense assistance to Ukraine if he won the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Trump contained inaccuracies about U.S. aid to Ukraine, as a foreign aid bill containing close to $61 billion for Ukraine was signed by U.S. President Joe Biden back in late April
Trump described President Volodymyr Zelensky as "the best salesman" for securing substantial financial support from the U.S.
Trump claimed he would "have that (U.S. aid to Ukraine) settled prior to taking the White House as president-elect."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared the Ukraine peace summit a success.
Three points of Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace proposal had broad consensus among participating countries: nuclear safety, food security, and return of prisoners of war and abducted Ukrainian children and civilians.
Ukraine insists on talking to Russia only after Moscow withdraws its troops. Zelenskyy plans to involve Russia-friendly countries as intermediaries.
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82 out of the 101 participants in Bürchenstock supported the final communique that defined Ukraine’s peace formula as the main framework for further negotiations.
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The author uses language that depicts Russia and Putin as an enemy and a problem to be dealt with, implying a negative bias towards Russia. She also mentions Putin's ultimatum before the summit as playing in Kyiv's favor, which could be seen as a biased interpretation of events.
But Russia’s ghost loomed over the summit, after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ultimatum of a peace proposal the day before the summit started.
For Kyiv, the peace conference represented a step toward building a coalition of intermediaries. | Sedat Suna/Getty Images Zelenskyy said Putin’s ultimatum the day before the summit started actually played in Kyiv’s favor. ‘Some of the [countries] changed their mind after his ultimatum. The enemy’s mistakes are also a success for us,’ Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy still insists that Ukraine would talk to Russia only after Moscow withdraws its troops, he said at the final presser on Sunday. But he said the Ukrainians are planning to involve Russia-friendly countries as intermediaries to help to push Moscow for peace.
