India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa Withhold Support for Ukraine Peace Statement

The Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland concluded on June 16 with the issuance of a joint communique signed by nearly 80 countries.
India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa Withhold Support for Ukraine Peace Statement
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the closing press conference of the Summit on Peace in Ukraine in Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. Sedat Suna/Getty Images
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Dozens of countries said on June 16 that respect for “territorial integrity and sovereignty” is the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, some key regional powers declined to sign a communique issued after the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland.

More than 90 countries—including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan—participated in the two-day summit. Russia wasn’t invited, and China declined to attend.

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