World leaders have gathered in the Swiss city of Burgenstock on Saturday to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, says he hopes the summit will give momentum for peace. In a news conference with Swiss President Viola Amherd, Zelenskyy called for united international support to put pressure on Russia to end...
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PM travels to Switzerland for peace summit as Ukraine faces setbacks on the battlefield | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Switzerland today for a peace summit as Ukraine’s president works to shore up his country’s defence by securing more international support. The Ukraine Peace Summit is unfolding at a time of extreme peril for Ukrainian troops on the battlefield. Russian gains have led to intense fighting northeast of Kharkiv. Russian drone and...
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World leaders meet in Switzerland as Ukraine seeks aid amid war with Russia
Absence of China in summit raises questions over point of event, which Russia dismissed as ‘futile’. World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for a summit aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but the absence of powerful allies of Moscow such as China is expected to blunt its potential impact. United States...
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US VP Harris to address Ukraine summit in Switzerland, meet Zelenskyy
US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the international Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this weekend, where she will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and address world leaders. She will stress that the outcome of the war in Ukraine affects the entire world, a US official said, and push for a maximum number of...
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Switzerland, in Partnership With the African Development Bank Group, Aims to Expand Opportunities for the Swiss Private Sector in Africa
The Swiss private sector would like to play a more substantial role in the African Development Bank’s operations in Africa. This desire was expressed during meeting between Bank senior management and the Swiss economic mission, spearheaded by Ivo Germann, Director of Foreign Economic Affairs at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The Swiss delegation...
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Germany hosts recovery conference for Ukraine before Switzerland peace summit
Germany is hosting a conference to gather support for Ukraine’s recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia’s war, sending a new signal of solidarity with Kyiv at the start of a week of intense diplomacy. The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, which begins on Tuesday, comes before the Group of Seven summit of Ukraine’s...
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Joint statement at peace summit unlikely to include withdrawal of Russian forces | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
NHK has learned that a draft joint statement that falls short of calling for the withdrawal of Russian forces will be presented at the upcoming international conference on peace in Ukraine. The peace summit will be held in Switzerland on Saturday and Sunday. It is aimed at realizing the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine....
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Swiss air force lands fighter planes on motorway in training exercise
PAYERNE, Switzerland — Switzerland’s armed forces landed fighter jets on a stretch of motorway in the west of the country on Wednesday, testing the ability of combat aircraft to operate from improvised locations amid heightened national security concerns in Europe. Broadcast live on Swiss television, the F/A-18 fighter jets were scheduled to both land and take...
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Zelensky urges top defence officials to attend summit on ending Russian invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a group of top defence officials at Asia’s premier security conference on Sunday to attend an upcoming conference on ending the Russian war on Ukraine. Mr Zelensky told the group of more than 500 delegates from about 40 countries that he was “disappointed” some world leaders had not yet confirmed...
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Body found of world-roaming British kayaker sucked under by rapids
Mr Orton’s disappearance was initially revealed by his sponsor, Pryanha, the British high-performance kayak maker. He was believed to have been dragged out of his kayak after becoming “trapped in a recirculating feature and did not resurface”. It was last week reported that a team of 15 kayakers travelled to Switzerland to join the search....
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Zelenskyy calls on countries to attend Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on countries to attend the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this month to realize his peace plan. Zelenskyy delivered a speech at the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on Sunday. Defense ministers and other officials from Asian and Western countries attended the forum....
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China likely absent from upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
China’s Foreign Ministry has indicated the country will be absent from a Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland in June. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on the United States and China to join the conference to realize his peace plan. Russia is urging countries not to take part. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson...