Eighty countries have jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not sign up. The joint communique on Sunday capped a two-day conference at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland marked by the absence […]
KYIV (Reuters) – Kyiv’s positions have been taken into consideration in the final communique for a summit of world leaders convened to pursue peace in Ukraine’s war with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Sunday. More than 90 countries took part in the two-day event at the Buergenstock resort in central Switzerland aimed […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken out in favour of involving Russia in a peace process for Ukraine. “It is true that peace in Ukraine cannot be achieved without involving Russia,” Scholz at the peace conference in Switzerland on Saturday. At the same time, he called on Russia to withdraw completely from partially occupied Ukraine. […]
The leaders of Italy and Germany have strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine, as dozens of countries gathered at a summit in Switzerland to discuss ending the conflict. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the Russian president’s plan “propaganda” which effectively suggested that Ukraine “must withdraw […]
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday predicted “history being made” at the Swiss-hosted conference which aims to plan the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. Experts and critics say little substance or few big breakthroughs are expected because Russia is not attending. The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia joined dozens of western […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday predicted “history being made” at the Swiss-hosted conference which aims to plan the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. Experts and critics say little substance or few big breakthroughs are expected because Russia is not attending. The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia joined dozens of western […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaks during a TV interview after the conclusion of the G7 summit. The heads of state and government of the industrialized nations USA, Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan met for their annual summit in a luxury hotel in Borgo Egnazia in Apulia in the south of Italy. Michael […]
The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia will join many western heads of state and government and other leaders at a conference this weekend to plan the first steps towards peace in Ukraine, with Russia notably absent. Swiss officials hosting the conference say more than 50 heads of state and government, including Ukrainian […]
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia hopes to sign and begin to implement a peace deal with the Segunda Marquetalia armed group before current President Gustavo Petro leaves office in just over two years, the head of the government’s negotiating team said on Friday. Segunda Marquetalia is a dissident faction of the now-demobilized Revolutionary […]
Ahead of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland at the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territories annexed by his country is a prerequisite for any settlement of the ongoing war. If Ukraine also renounces membership of NATO, Russia would be prepared to cease fire and […]
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands for further territorial concessions as a prerequisite for peace, describing these as absurd and manipulative. “Putin does not seek peace, he seeks to divide the world,” the ministry said on Friday, referring to Putin’s statements ahead of a Swiss peace summit planned for the weekend. […]
Ahead of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland at the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territories annexed by his country is a prerequisite for any settlement of the ongoing war. If Ukraine also renounces membership of NATO, Russia would be prepared to cease fire and […]