Switzerland in January said it would host the summit at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Russia said on Thursday it saw no point in a conference being planned by Switzerland in mid-June to discuss how to end theThe Swiss government said on Thursday that “at this stage” Russia is not among the dozens of countries invited, adding that while it was open to including Russia, Moscow had repeatedly underlined it had no interest.
He said Russian President Vladimir Putin would try to disrupt the efforts of summit participants “with manipulation and with the force of strikes by his terrorists”. Ukraine’s government has questioned the utility of Russian participation in the talks due to be held from June 15-16 near the Swiss city of Lucerne.
Russian officials point to Switzerland’s adoption of EU sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, and argue it therefore lacks credibility as a neutral broker.
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