Switzerland
World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for the Peace Summit, and European officials have spoken out about the impact of the event.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will attend the Peace Summit in Burgenstock, despite tensions with the Georgian government over her foreign visits.
The fact that Moscow is not represented at the Peace Summit in Switzerland is an advantage, the Swiss press writes.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Putin's proposals for peace talks as "frivolous" and accused him of seeking "classic imperialist land conquest.
The Russian Federation failed to disrupt the Peace Summit in Switzerland aimed at developing a path to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy expects the peace summit to initiate substantive decisions on food security, nuclear safety, and the return of deported Ukrainian children, which will be the beginning of a long road to peace.
Japan plans to hold an international conference on demining in Ukraine in the fall of 2025 to address the issue of anti-personnel mines left by Russian troops.
The peace summit in Switzerland aims to develop general parameters for peace between the participating countries based on international law and the UN charter, focusing on issues such as nuclear security, prisoner exchange and the return of abducted Ukrainian children, but it is not a platform for direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
Argentine President Javier Milay will attend a summit on Ukraine in Switzerland this weekend after initially declining to attend at the request of Ukrainian President Zelensky and others.
The Center for Countering Disinformation reported that russia is spreading disinformation that Ukraine is allegedly recruiting mercenaries in Africa through its diplomatic missions in an attempt to discredit Ukraine on the eve of the Peace Summit in Switzerland.
Ukraine offers a fundamentally different format, so that no one can manipulate or disrupt the agreements, as Russia has done many times.
Zelensky considers the very fact of holding the first inaugural peace summit in Switzerland on June 15-16 to be a great success, despite the fact that it did not bring any peace, since it is important not to give up the peace initiative to russia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on international allies to support Germany's initiative to increase Ukraine's air defense capabilities in any way possible.
The draft joint statement for the upcoming international peace conference on Ukraine does not contain calls for the withdrawal of Russian troops, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports.
Hungary will not participate in the Bucharest Nine summit in Riga. The Allies are considering the possibility of excluding the country from the defense club.
According to Ruvin, the EU special representative was shown the wreckage and electronic components of ballistic and cruise missiles, attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles and other weapons used by the Russian Federation in war crimes against Ukraine.
Switzerland has recorded an increase in the number of cyber attacks and disinformation on the eve of the Peace Summit, which aims to create a path to peace in Ukraine, and about 90 countries and organizations have registered to participate in it.
Costa Rica has become the 50th country to join the project of the first lady of Ukraine "Ukrainian bookshelf". The National Library in San Jose will receive about 20 books by various Russian authors in Ukrainian, Spanish and English. This is the first Ukrainian bookshelf in Central America.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will represent Turkey at the peace summit in Switzerland after attending a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in russia.
On June 15-16, Switzerland will hold a peace summit in Ukraine, where 90 States and organizations have registered.
Pope Francis received the head of the Office of the president of Ukraine Andriy Yermak at the Vatican, where they discussed Zelensky's proposed formula for peace, preparations for the global peace summit in Switzerland and efforts to return Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia.
Head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak met with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to discuss preparations for the upcoming peace summit, the key issue on the agenda of which is the return of Ukrainian children.
Zelensky said that his legitimacy as president of Ukraine is determined by the Ukrainian people, not Putin, and that Putin's legitimacy is recognized only by himself.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will not take part in the global world of peace in Switzerland on June 15-16, instead the UN will be represented at the appropriate level.
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed his participation in the peace summit in Switzerland and announced plans to visit Ukraine, saying that the summit will be an important step towards building long-term peace.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will represent Ukraine at the peace summit, which Ukraine organized in Switzerland on June 15-16.
Argentine president Javier Miley will not attend the Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15-16, preferring instead to stay in Argentina during national holidays.
Switzerland will allocate more than 6 64 million to digitalize public services in Ukraine over the next four years to support democratic reforms and help rebuild the country.
NABU exposed lawyer Nosov on a bribe in the interests of Alliance Bank, the media write.
The United States has criticized China for not attending the world peace summit in Switzerland in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying Beijing's presence would have been helpful.