BURGENSTOCK, Switzerland: World leaders were set to join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (Jun 15) for a summit on peace in his country. But without Russia in attendance, it is being seen as merely a first step in a long process.
World leaders were set to join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday for a summit on peace in his country. But without Russia in attendance, it is being seen as merely a first step in a long process.
Zelenskyy branded Putin's demands a territorial"ultimatum" reminiscent of Nazi Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler, while NATO and the United States also immediately rejected the hardline conditions. The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan are attending, as is the European Union chief and the leaders of Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Fiji, Finland, Ghana, Kenya and Poland.
"Meaningful negotiations that could truly end the devastating war in Ukraine remain out of reach, as both Kyiv and Moscow stick to theories of victory that amount to outlasting the other," the International Crisis Group think tank said.Biden announces US$225 million in new aid for Ukraine at D-Day commemorationsBut since mid-May, Russian progress has slowed and Zelenskyy hopes to swing the momentum further with the back-to-back G7 and peace summits.
Zelenskyy said the new loan would go towards"both defence and reconstruction", while Putin branded the move as"theft", warning it would"not go unpunished".
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