International Summit Debates Ukrainian Peace Deal In Russia's Absence
- By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service,
- Zoriana Stepanenko,
- Reuters,
- AP and
- AFP
Delegates from some 100 states and organizations arrived in Switzerland on June 15 for a two-day peace summit for Ukraine. Ahead of the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin said there would be no peace unless Ukraine made major territorial concessions and remained outside NATO. Kyiv called the comments "manipulative" and "absurd." Russia was not invited to the summit.