GENEVA (AP) — The United States is expressing disappointment over a decision by the Swiss government not to adopt all measures in the latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. Amb. Scott Miller, the top U.S. envoy in the Swiss capital, expressed hope that Bern will work to close...
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Switzerland mulls ending centuries-old neutrality amid growing animosities between Russia & Europe
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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Ukraine-Russia war live: Two dead in Putin ‘double tap’ missile attack that hits railway station near Kharkiv
Russian forces launched a “double tap” missile attack on a small town near Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv on Saturday. Prosecutors said that one of the missile attacks was targeted at the railway station in Budy, southwest of Kharkiv. A second missile hit the area after rescue teams arrived, they said. Two people, an emergency...
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80 Countries at Swiss Conference Agree Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Must Be Basis of Any Peace- Republic World
Zelenskyy hugs Trudeau during the closing press conference of the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, June 16, 2024. | Image:(AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Obbürgen: Eighty countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss...
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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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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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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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China declines invitation to Swiss peace conference on Ukraine next month
2 min read Last Updated : May 31 2024 | 9:59 AM IST China has confirmed it will not attend a Ukraine peace conference to be hosted by Switzerland next month, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Beijing declined the invitation because the conditions for them to participate were...
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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,...