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Swiss summit communique demands ‘territorial integrity’ of Ukraine

Eighty countries jointly called on Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s war, though some key developing nations did not join in. The joint communique capped a two-day conference at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland marked by the absence of Russia, which was not […]

World leaders to meet at Swiss resort on possible Ukraine peace roadmap

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 […]

EU Council leader disappointed China absent from Swiss Ukraine meet

EU Council President Charles Michel criticized China’s decision to boycott a Ukraine peace conference being held in Switzerland in the coming days. “It is disappointing that China will not be attending,” Michel said on Thursday on the sidelines of the meeting at the meeting of leaders from the seven advanced industrialized democracies in southern Italy. […]

Switzerland’s upper house rejects 5 billion Swiss franc aid plan for Ukraine

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s upper house of parliament on Monday rejected a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.58 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine contained in a broader financial package on the grounds that the plan breached borrowing restrictions in the neutral country. With 28 against and 15 in favor, lawmakers voted down the 15 billion franc […]