Russia does not attend the meeting and sets the conditions for peace negotiations, such as the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbas and the south, and the refusal to join NATO.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrived in Switzerland last Friday to participate from today in his major peace initiative for the country, the so-called Global Peace Summit; “Two days of talks between different nations, united despite everything with the common goal of bringing a just and lasting peace to Ukraine,” the president said.
The top is characterized by the expected absence of Russiawhich has completely rejected the Ukrainian peace plan by refusing to withdraw its troops and return sovereignty over the Ukrainian regions under its control to Ukraine, as Kiev demands. There will also be no representation from China at the summit.near Moscow, which has been promoting its own peace initiative for months.
However, almost a hundred countries and international organizations will attend the summit. The United States will be represented by the country’s Vice President Kamala Harris and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Together they will “reaffirm their support for the Ukrainian people in the face of Russian aggression,” a White House statement said.
The Swiss government has stated that one of the specific points to be discussed is to promote a consensus on a possible solution “peace framework” and establishing a “road map” on how to involve both Russia and Ukraine in the process.
The freedom of navigation in the Black Sea will also be discussed as fully as possible agreement to stop bombing nuclear energy infrastructuresuch as the Zaporizhia power plant, the release of all prisoners and the return of the Ukrainian children brought to Russia, the origin of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2023.
Putin’s terms
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday in turn created the conditions for peace in Ukraine, which must withdraw its troops from the Donbas and the south of the country and abandon plans to join NATO, after which the Kremlin would declare an immediate ceasefire. and the beginning of negotiations to resolve the conflict.
Source: EITB
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