Key global powers fail to sign up to Ukraine peace summit communique
Key global powers fail to sign up to Ukraine peace summit communique
Brazil, India and Saudi Arabia among countries not to endorse text supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity
"Peace" summit without inviting the other side is a blatant farce. it's just the next attempt to make neutral countries pour money into that war, it's a war summit.
I think, that "the other side" should be invited, but after Putin declaring his vision of "peace" I am more than convinced that he is not interested in any kind of peacful resolution of this conflict. If he can maintain and legalized any current territorial gains it would only be the fuel for future aggression.
Wait isn't this communique literally the exact same points as China's one last year, except they removed the parts about peace talks and rebuilding after?
Saudi Arabia, India, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates,
None of these "attenders" are in the same region as Ukraine.
Neither is US who is the main participant in the war from the western side.
Ok sure but if Person U from a large city comes to the city council meeting and asks for help because their neighbor, Person R, is building a new garage on Person U's property, it's understandable that people from around the city - no matter how far afield - might express support for Person U.
At the same time, if Person T or Person I or Person M from far across the city don't express support, so what? What does it matter? Maybe they're afraid of Person R. Maybe they truly don't care. Maybe they hate person U.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Key regional powers including Brazil, India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia have failed to sign up to a joint communique issued at the end of a Ukraine peace conference in which more than 80 countries and international organisations endorsed its territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s invasion.
Speaking at the end of the two-day summit in Switzerland, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, welcomed the “first steps toward peace” but acknowledged that not all attenders had come onboard.
Attenders were mostly from Europe, the US and other western allies, but included countries from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Saudi Arabia, India, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates, however, took part in the summit, but did not sign the final communique.
Viola Amherd, the Swiss president, who hosted the event, said the fact that the “great majority” of participants agreed to the final document “shows what diplomacy can achieve”.
Speaking to reporters, Zelenskiy suggested the military situation had “stabilised” in Kharkiv, the north-eastern region subject to fierce bombardment from advancing Russian forces.
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