President Zelensky said that Russia does not need peace, unlike the entire international community, and called for continued efforts to resolve the conflict without focusing on the aggressor.
Ukraine's task is to prevent Russia from succeeding in its offensive, according to President Zelenskyy, who believes that the situation in Kharkiv has stabilized thanks to Ukrainian soldiers and is awaiting reinforcements from partners to strengthen his forces.
Russia has kidnapped 20,000 Ukrainian children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Russia has blocked about 200 Minsk meetings, at which no issues were resolved, proving that it is not profitable for it to end the war, which led to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would be happy to hear the views of China and Brazil as soon as they join the principles that united everyone at the Peace Summit to end the war in Ukraine.
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said the war in Ukraine has negatively affected the economies of African countries and caused high inflation.
Russia's presence at the second Peace Summit will indicate that they have decided, or have been forced by the world, to end the war against Ukraine and withdraw their troops from Ukrainian territory.
The first and second peace summits should join forces to work out the details of peace, and the preparation should take months, not years.
Ukraine is responding to Russia's full-scale invasion not only with full protection of human lives, but also with full-scale diplomacy through the first Global Peace Summit aimed at restoring security and territorial integrity.
The joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland contains specific goals set by the participants to achieve peace in Ukraine, including ensuring the safe use of nuclear energy, preventing attacks on civilian infrastructure, releasing all prisoners of war, and returning illegally deported Ukrainian children.
According to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the dialogue at the Peace Summit took place and can have practical consequences: the participants chose two security and one humanitarian point to restore full security and a just peace.
Albanian President Bajram Begaj said that Russians and Ukrainians need to exist peacefully within their internationally recognized borders as part of developing a framework for a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.
The Prime Minister of Ireland called on the summit participants to make efforts to return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and to ensure Ukraine's independence, food and nuclear security, as well as the return of abducted children.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda believes that Russia's war against Ukraine violates the principles of the UN Charter, and no country has the right to veto the sovereign choice of a democratic and sovereign state.
Trump called Ukrainian President Zelenskiy "the greatest salesman in history," while criticizing Biden's support for Ukraine during a speech in Detroit.
President Zelenskyy met with President Ruto and discussed food security, agricultural exports, Kenya's potential participation in Ukrainian grain hubs, and Kenya's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
President Zelenskyy met with Argentine President Javier Millais at the Peace Summit in Switzerland, where they discussed the implementation of the Peace Formula and bilateral cooperation.
State leaders took part in the first plenary session of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.
The war started by Russia risks going beyond Ukraine's borders and may involve the use of weapons of mass destruction, Turkey's foreign minister said at the Global Peace Summit.
Chilean President Gabriel Borich insisted that Russia come to the negotiating table to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, condemning Russian aggression and calling for the defense of Ukraine's sovereignty and food security at the Global Peace Summit.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not interested in a just peace, has launched a diplomatic campaign against the Peace Summit and ordered states to refrain from participating in it, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
Japan will step up efforts to support Ukraine in the energy sector.
Russia rejected the collective call for peace based on the UN Charter and international law at the Global Peace Summit, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
Saudi Arabia hopes for a quick end to the Russian-Ukrainian war due to its good relations with both sides, as stated by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at the Global Peace Summit.
President Zelenskyy announced that when the action plan for achieving peace in Ukraine is agreed upon by all participants of the Global Peace Summit, it will be handed over to representatives of Russia to record a real end to the war at the Second Peace Summit.
The first Global Peace Summit has begun in Switzerland, with 101 countries and international organizations registered to participate.
Chile will be very actively involved in the implementation of specific points of Ukraine's peace formula after the Peace Summit.
The peace summit that began today will not include direct talks with Russia, as this format will not even be discussed, said Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of the Presidential Administration.
The official opening ceremony of the Peace Summit has begun in Switzerland. 101 countries and international organizations have registered to participate in the inaugural event.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili at the Peace Summit, discussing bilateral cooperation, security challenges, the energy crisis in Ukraine due to Russian attacks, and the common aspiration for EU membership, while Georgia considers restoring diplomatic relations with Russia.