US President Joe Biden is planning to skip the June gathering in Switzerland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants global powers to refocus on his country’s war against invading Russian forces. But United States President Joe Biden is planning to skip a June peace summit in Switzerland. Russia has not been invited, and it is not...
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Zelenskyy insists Biden attend peace summit in Switzerland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden should attend a peace summit next month in Switzerland to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders. Speaking at a joint news conference with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in Brussels, Zelenskyy said the peace summit, scheduled for...
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Ukraine urges Biden, Xi to join war peace talks as Russia steps up attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday to join a coming peace summit as his country struggles to stave off unrelenting attacks by Russia in its 27-month-old invasion. Moscow’s forces have in recent weeks advanced on the battlefield and stepped up air strikes on cities,...
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Switzerland conference on Ukraine futile without Russia, says Kremlin
The Kremlin said a planned summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the way for a peace process in Ukraine will be futile without the participation of Russia. Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : May 16 2024 | 1:47 PM IST The Kremlin said a planned summit that Switzerland hopes will pave the...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision, as Israel-Gaza war casts shadow over contest
Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year’s contest has been thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel to be excluded over its military...
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Ukraine peace summit pushes legendarily neutral Switzerland toward Western embrace | News24
Switzerland has an official policy of neutrality, and the majority of Swiss want it to stay that way. But a Swiss summit on Ukraine in June won’t feature Russia – which considers Switzerland actively hostile. Europe’s other famously neutral states, Finland and Sweden, have both joined NATO since Russia invaded Ukraine. An upcoming Ukraine peace...
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Ukraine to hold first Peace Summit in Switzerland – President Zelensky
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that the first Peace Summit will be held from June 15 to June 16. The summit according to Zelensky will be held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland. In a statement on Thursday, the Ukrainian President said the summit, which will include several Heads of state and government from across the world,...
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Switzerland Invites India To Participate In Summit On Peace In Ukraine Next Month
Switzerland Invites India To Participate In Summit On Peace in Ukraine Bern: Switzerland has invited India to participate in the Summit on Peace in Ukraine next month. This is an effort by the Swiss, a traditionally neutral country, to end the two year long war between Russia and Ukraine. As the Swiss have said, the...
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Who Is Karl-Erivan Haub? American-German Billionaire Went Missing In Switzerland In 2018 Traced To Russia
Haub is suspected to be living with a mistress in Moscow. (Credits: X/ @joiedevivre789) German-American tycoon Karl-Erivan Haub, who went missing during his ski mountaineering training and was later declared dead, is found to be living in Moscow with a young Russian mistress, as per an investigation. The former Managing Director (MD) of a retail...
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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...
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Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit in June, invites over 100 nations
Russia-Ukraine conflict | Photo: Reuters 2 min read Last Updated : Apr 11 2024 | 12:26 PM IST Swiss President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Thursday that Switzerland will host a high-level international conference in the month of June with more than 100 countries invited to help chart a path towards peace...
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Switzerland Announces Summit on Ukraine Peace Plan on June 15-16
Switzerland will host a high level conference on June 15-16 to consolidate global support for a peace formula advocated by Ukraine that would end the war with Russia. HT Image The aim of the gathering is to “create a common understanding” on how to achieve “a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine in accordance...