The draft declaration of the World Peace Summit says nothing about the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine

The next World Peace Summit, scheduled for June 15 and 16 in Switzerland, is expected to present participants with a joint declaration that notably omits the call for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on June 11, referring to a draft document. .

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The draft declaration only includes three of the ten points of the peace formula proposed by Ukraine. These include the safety of nuclear power plants, food safety, as well as the release of all prisoners and the return of children kidnapped by Russia, NHK reported.

However, the document does not address demands to withdraw Russian forces or restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity, journalists said.

Ukraine’s demands for the withdrawal of Russian troops and other provisions were excluded from the draft declaration “taking into account the positions of some fast-growing Asian and Middle Eastern countries that maintain ties with Russia », indicated diplomatic sources.

The draft joint declaration also stipulates that all parties, including Russia, must engage in discussions to achieve peace, NHK reported.

June 2024 Peace Summit in Switzerland

World leaders will gather at the World Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15-16, but Russia will not attend.

Ukraine has not ruled out Russia’s participation in future world peace summits, but has not extended an invitation to the inaugural event, said the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak.

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The peace process is “unthinkable” without Russia, the Swiss Foreign Ministry has said.

Ukrainian intelligence services have reliable information that Russia wants to disrupt the peace summit, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 24.

China is also trying to disrupt the World Peace Summit, trying to prevent other countries from participating, he added.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and other international leaders are expected to attend the summit.

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The White House will participate in the Global Peace Summit, although US President Joe Biden’s participation has not yet been confirmed. Zelensky said he would personally like to see Biden at the summit because his absence would only embolden Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Reuters reported on May 31 that China refused to participate in the peace summit in Switzerland.

Zelensky said on June 2 that the United States had confirmed its participation in the high-level peace summit, but it is not yet clear whether Joe Biden will attend.

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