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The Patriarchate of Constantinople joined the signatories of the Global Peace Summit communiqué on Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy announced new steps for peace, including the accession of states to the final communiqué of the Peace Summit and the preparation of working groups on the points of the Peace Formula for concrete actions to restore security.
Ukraine and Armenia discussed opportunities for intensifying political dialogue and topical issues of bilateral relations during political consultations between the Deputy Foreign Ministers.
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Vietnam, which angered the United States, as Hanoi ignored the Peace Summit in Switzerland the day before.
The Center for Countering Disinformation reports that russia is trying to discredit the Ukrainian peace formula and the importance of the peace summit in Switzerland, which brought together more than 100 participants to support Ukraine's initiative to establish a just peace.
The Global Peace Summit communiqué is narrowly focused on addressing specific issues related to Russia's war against Ukraine, including territorial integrity and forcing Russia to comply with its provisions, but does not contain enforcement mechanisms.
Despite efforts to cut off supplies of Russian fossil fuels, gas imports to Europe from Russia in May exceeded those from the United States.
Switzerland will hold discussions with Russia and other countries, such as China, that were not present at the Peace Summit to take stock of the results.
Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.
Canada will provide Ukraine with more than $52 million to support children and youth who survived the war, as well as to restore energy infrastructure after Russian attacks.
Ukraine needs to strengthen its military capabilities on the battlefield and increase international diplomatic pressure to force Russia to negotiate an end to the war and withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory.
Ursula von der Leyen called on Russia to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, stop the violence and return the abducted children, saying that Russia can only join the peace process when it demonstrates its readiness for peace based on the UN Charter.
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.
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.
In the coming months, Canada will host a humanitarian dimension working group to address issues related to prisoners, deportees and children in the context of the war in Ukraine.
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 the President of Switzerland, Viola Amgerd, the participants of the Peace Summit had different points of view, but came to a common vision of achieving peace in Ukraine, which is a positive signal for Ukrainians.
A joint communiqué in which the participants reaffirmed their commitment to uphold international law, including the UN Charter, and outlined key aspects of achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on respect for its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
The unprovoked war launched by Russia against Ukraine affects everyone.
Armenia's Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic-Buric refused to speak at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.
80 countries and 4 organisations supported the final communiqué of the Peace Summit.
The Russian dictator's latest ultimatums demanding that Ukraine withdraw its troops from its territories and refuse to join NATO were not taken seriously by the participants of the Global Peace Summit.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni said that peace in Ukraine does not mean that Ukraine should capitulate, contrary to Russian President Vladimir Putin's belief, and that defending Ukraine requires a united international effort to protect it.
Ukraine continues to work on a roadmap on important security issues and the exchange of prisoners under the "all for all" formula on the second day of the Peace Summit in Switzerland.
The work on the text of the resolution on the results of the Peace Summit has been completed, and it will be open for other countries to join even after the summit.
Ukraine's position on the return of prisoners of war is clear and unequivocal: an exchange based on the "all for all" formula, with children and civilian hostages to be returned unconditionally, in accordance with the Geneva Convention and international law.
The participants of the Peace Summit in Switzerland have drafted a final declaration. They call for the return of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukrainian control, the restoration of safe access to Ukrainian seaports, and the exchange of prisoners of war. Russia is accused of causing massive human suffering and destruction through its aggression against Ukraine.
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.