Ninety states headed to Ukraine peace summit but Russia absent
Al Jazeera
Russia not invited after slamming event, but officials suggest Moscow can join process down the line.
Ninety states from around the globe have signed up to attend a conference aimed at finding a route to sustainable peace in Ukraine, Switzerland has said, but Russia will not be represented.
Swiss President Viola Amherd told reporters in Bern on Monday that the aim of the event on June 15-16 is to agree on a path towards ending the war that started nearly 28 months ago when Russian forces invaded Ukraine.
However, Russia will not be present at the conference, which Switzerland is hosting at Kyiv’s request. Bern has previously said that Russia was not invited as it had signalled it was not interested in participating.
Moscow has maintained that Switzerland is no longer a neutral country due to its mirroring of sanctions imposed by the European Union.
However, the Swiss government said in a statement that the gathering will aim to “jointly define a roadmap” on how to involve both Russia and Ukraine in a future peace process.
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