Most countries at Ukraine peace summit sign declaration | REUTERS
the vast majority of more than 90 countries attending a Swiss Summit on peace for Ukraine supported its final declaration as it concluded on Sunday initiated by Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski the two-day Summit at the Swiss Alpine Resort of bugen aimed to find a consensus on how to end the war in Ukraine I’m confident that together we will ensure the result the first and the second peace Summits should unite our joint work on the details of Peace many Western leaders voiced condemnation of Russia’s Invasion and rejected President Vladimir Putin’s demands for parts of Ukraine as a condition for peace however some countries attended the summit did not put their name to the communic including Mexico Saudi Arabia and India there was no Clarity on whether future talks would involve Russia Swiss president a lasting solution must involve both parties excellencies ladies and gentlemen the discussions over the past two days have shown that there are different points of view all the more important is our understanding that the path towards peace in Ukraine must be pursued on the basis of international law and in particular the United Nations Charter mosco which was not invited labeled the summit a waste of time China was another notable absentee the conference nevertheless underscored both the broad support Ukraine still enjoys from its allies but also the challenges for any lasting ceasefire a draft of the final declaration seen by Reuters refers to Russia’s Invasion as a war a labor Moscow rejects it calls for Ukraine’s control over the zapia nuclear plant and its a of sea ports to be restored and for Ukraine’s territorial Integrity to be respected but in line with the conference’s more modest stated aim it admitted tougher issues on what a post-war settlement for Ukraine might look like and whether Ukraine could join the NATO alliance the Kremlin did not rule out future talks with keev but said guarantees will be needed to ensure The credibility of any negotiations whether there will be a followup to the summit and where it will be held remains unclear
Western powers and their allies denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at a summit in Switzerland but failed to persuade key countries like Brazil, India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia to join their final statement.
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