Switzerland will host a two-day high-level peace conference on Ukraine on June 15-16, aimed at creating "a framework conducive to achieving a comprehensive and lasting peace in Ukraine.
Switzerland plans to hold a high-level peace conference on Ukraine in mid-June 2024, which is expected to be attended by US President Joe Biden, as well as representatives of 80-100 countries, mostly from the Global South.
Switzerland has approved to join the European joint air defense project "Sky Shield" in order to better coordinate the procurement, training and logistics of ground-based air defense systems with European partners.
Switzerland is pledging 5 billion Swiss francs (more than 5 billion euros) for Ukraine's reconstruction until 2036, sending a strong signal of solidarity with the victims and contributing to stability across Europe.
Switzerland plans to abandon neutrality and cooperate with NATO allies in the event of Russian aggression to ensure its defense, suspending neutrality and organizing joint defense with partners in the event of an attack.
Peter Higgs, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who predicted the Higgs boson, dies at the age of 95 after a short illness.
China supports holding an international peace conference, recognized by both Russia and Ukraine, with equal participation of all parties to fairly discuss all peace plans, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
The National Bank of Ukraine set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 38. 9882 UAH/USD, devaluing it by 14 kopecks.
According to Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar, Ukraine's current priority is not to join NATO, but to receive military aid and weapons to counter the ongoing russian invasion.
In terms of wages, Ukraine ranked 107th in the overall ranking of countries. Switzerland, with an average monthly salary of $8,111, topped the list.
Ukraine plans to hold a major food security summit in Turkey. This was discussed during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Istanbul in March.
Trump has criticized immigration from "disaster countries" and expressed a preference for immigrants from "good" countries such as Denmark and Switzerland, raising $50. 5 million during a fundraiser.
For the first time in 10 years, the Ukrainian women's national handball team qualified for the 2024 European Championships, drawing with Slovakia with a score of 25:25.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Turkey alone is not enough for Ukraine's negotiations with russia, and that a peace summit involving many countries is needed for mediation efforts.
Ukraine expects about 80-100 countries to take part in the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland, where a joint action plan for achieving a just peace will be prepared.
International partners have allocated more than $700 million for humanitarian demining projects in Ukraine for 2022-2027, with the United States, Switzerland, Norway, EU countries, Japan, the Netherlands, and Germany among the key donors.
President Zelenskyy discussed with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States preparations for the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland, seeking broad representation from Latin American countries and considering the possibility of holding a Ukraine-Latin America summit.
Ukrainian model Anna Kraevskaya, 21, was killed in a Ferrari crash in Italy on Easter Sunday after the car driven by a Swiss DJ crashed into a fence at 200 miles per hour.
A helicopter carrying tourists and a guide crashed in the Swiss Alps, killing 3 people and injuring 3 others.
Ukraine and Switzerland are coordinating preparations for the Global Peace Summit, aiming to involve as many countries from all continents as possible in working on a plan to achieve a just peace in Ukraine.
Switzerland has frozen $8. 2 billion of Russian assets, which is only 5% of the total amount of Russian wealth in the country.
Romania and Bulgaria have partially joined the Schengen area for air and sea travel, allowing free movement without document checks, but land border controls remain in place due to Austria's opposition on migration grounds.
According to updated bookmakers' forecasts, Ukraine has dropped to 4th place with a 10% chance of winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, while Croatia, Switzerland, and Italy occupy the top three spots.
Today marks International Mermaid Day, which honors the mythical sea creatures that have captured the human imagination for centuries.
The russians have begun equipping the "Shakhtys" used to attack Ukraine with a more efficient GPS system and continue to erase the markings on foreign electronic components to conceal their origin.
Ukraine's U19 football team defeated Switzerland 3-0 and qualified for Euro 2024 without conceding a single goal.
Ukrainian freestylists Angelina Brykina and Maksym Kuznetsov won the overall European Acrobatics Cup in Airolo, Switzerland.
The Verkhovna Rada is preparing a draft law to regulate the social network Telegram in Ukraine by introducing measures similar to those applied to platforms such as YouTube, including disclosure of ownership, restrictions on prohibited content, and restrictions on use by government agencies if the owners are not transparent.
Zelenskyy refuted Russian claims of "great powers" and emphasized the importance of every nation, inviting all countries to join the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland to end Russia's war on Ukraine's terms and establish a rules-based international order.
Zelenskyy and the Indian prime minister discussed strengthening trade and economic relations, including agricultural exports, cooperation in the aviation industry, and trade in pharmaceuticals and industrial products.
