A first summit for peace in Ukraine ended on Sunday in Switzerland in the absence of Moscow.
Russia can negotiate peace “tomorrow, if it withdraws from our territory”, affirmed the Ukrainian president.
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The vast majority of countries gathered at the first Ukraine peace summit reiterated their support for Ukraine’s independence and territorial sovereignty and stressed that Russia will need to be part of the discussions to achieve “to a lasting and just peace”.
But the summit had barely ended, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky estimated that Russia and its leaders – Vladimir Putin demanded a de facto capitulation from kyiv for any negotiations – “are not ready for a just peace”. Russia can negotiate peace “tomorrow, if it withdraws from our territory”insisted Mr. Zelensky, during a press briefing after this conference which brought together leaders from more than 90 countries in a luxury hotel complex in central Switzerland.
More than two years after the Russian invasion, the vast majority of participants managed to agree on a final communiqué outlining avenues to end the biggest European conflict since the Second World War. But the question about “how and when to involve Russia” remains open, recognized the President of the Swiss Confederation and host of the summit, Viola Amherd.
