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Ukraine's global peace summit concluded on June 16 with 78 countries and five institutions signing a joint communique so far. While 92 countries participated in the summit, several key countries declined to ultimately sign the communique. Since the original document was released, three countries—Rwanda, Iraq, and Jordan—have seemingly withdrawn their signatures. Notably absent from the list of countries that signed the document were India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, and the majority of the Global South. China, a key Russian ally, declined to take part in the summit. More than half of the commu...
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Australian Government Services Minister Bill Shorten, head of his country’s delegation at the peace summit in Switzerland, says he was surprised by the event. Shorten has been in politics for eight years and was a trade union representative for 15 years before that. In his experience, politics has its high notes, and other times “it's just going through the motions.” “There were more high notes here than I expected,” he told the Kyiv Independent on the sidelines of the summit, which brought together over 90 countries to discuss three major themes in Ukraine’s 10-point peace plan: nuclear safet...
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The Swiss government intends to discuss the outcomes of the global peace summit with countries that have not attended, including Russia and China, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on June 16. Switzerland hosted the inaugural peace summit for Ukraine between June 15 and 16, with around 100 countries and organizations in attendance. Russia was not invited to take part, while China has rejected the invitation. "We have a working embassy in Moscow, and every two weeks, we communicate with Russia's minister of foreign affairs, and we also have an intention to discuss the results of this c...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin may be permitted to attend a potential second global peace summit, despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued against him, Swiss President Viola Amherd told reporters on June 16. When asked if Switzerland would be obliged to arrest Putin as a signatory of theRome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Amherd said that exceptions can arranged in order for Putin to appear in person. "If the presence of (Putin) is necessary for holding the conference, then an exception can be made. In case of the negotiations on peace in Ukraine with...
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Ministers and advisors of various countries will hold further meetings on the three points of Ukraine's peace plan discussed at the peace summit in Burgenstock, Switzerland on June 15-16, the Ukrainian Presidential Office said. Instead of focusing on all ten areas of Ukraine's 10-point peace plan, participating delegations at the summit discussed three that were seen as having broad appeal to countries around the world: nuclear safety, food security, and the complete return of prisoners of war and civilians held captive by Russia. "The next steps are to hold thematic talks on each item at the ...
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Key developments on June 16: 80 countries, 4 European institutions sign peace summit's joint communiqueUS announces $1.5 billion in aid for Ukraine, including support for energy infrastructureAt least 70 drones used in attack on Russia's Morozovsk airbase, Budanov confirmsRussia suffered 4,000 casualties in a month of fighting in Kharkiv offensive, Ukraine saysZelensky: Russia launches 3,500 missiles a month on civilian targets, infrastructureEighty countries, including Ukraine, and four European institutions signed the final joint communique of the Switzerland peace summit on June 16, accordi...
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Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo spoke about how Russia’s invasion has decreased food security in poorer countries in his closing statement at Ukraine’s peace summit in Switzerland. “The consequences of the invasion go far beyond the confines of Europe. Indeed in many ways, Africa has been the greatest victim,” he said in his remarks. He called for Russia and China to join in the talks process, “if we’re ever going to arrive at a definitive settlement." Akufo-Addo said that Ghana opposes "great power hegemony and the bullying of small states by big powers. It is in this context that we view a...
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Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Eighty countries, including Ukraine, and four European institutions signed the final joint communique of the Switzerland peace summit on June 16, according to a Kyiv Independent reporter on the ground. The countries notably absent from the list of signatories include India, Armenia, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Indonesia, Bahrain, Colombia, South Africa, Thailand, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates. Representatives of around 100 countries and organizations gathered at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland on June 15-16 to discuss a poss...
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A draft joint communique from Ukraine's global peace summit in Switzerland affirms Ukraine's "internationally recognized borders" and blames the Russian Federation for launching a war that has caused "large-scale human suffering," Reuters reported June 15. Officials from over 100 foreign governments and international organizations convened in Lucerne, Switzerland June 15 to hold talks on Ukraine's peace process. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that an action plan based on the summit's framework will be presented to Russia at a future peace conference. The draft document, seen by Reuters, cal...
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Ukraine's global peace summit would be "more result-oriented" if Russia had participated in the talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during the summit's plenary session on June 15. The peace summit, held at a resort near Lucerne in Switzerland June 15-16, brings together over 100 representatives from different countries and international organizations. Russia was not invited to attend the conference. Fidan called the talks "a glimmer of hope to start with" but said they "could have been more result-oriented" if Russia had attended. "We believe that there is a growing need for a com...
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