World leaders and high-ranking officials from over 90 governments convened for a two-day summit in a Swiss mountaintop resort over the weekend, more than two years after Russia attacked Ukraine, with the aim of ending the biggest European crisis since World War II.
According to a final communiqué issued by most of the nations present at the summit at the Burgenstock complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, said reaching requires the involvement of and dialogue between all parties.
The document also reaffirmed a commitment to the “territorial integrity of all states, including Ukraine”.
In addition, the proclamation called for the full repatriation of deported children and the exchange of prisoners of war.
However, not every delegate supported the agreement; among those who did not make it onto a list of supporting states that was projected on screens throughout the summit were India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
World leaders came together on Saturday to show solidarity, and Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, expressed optimism that a plan to stop the war could be agreed upon globally and then presented to Moscow.
As nations set the foundation for ending the conflict, the summit on Sunday concentrated on issues like food security, averting a nuclear accident, and bringing back deported children from Russia.
The meeting, which was boycotted by China, a Russian ally, coincided with Ukraine’s military struggles due to being outnumbered and outgunned.
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, insisted for Kyiv’s effective submission on Friday in order to start peace negotiations.
Putin’s demand that Ukraine leave the country’s east and south was largely ignored throughout the conference.
However, noting the current state of the military in Ukraine, the Kremlin requested on Sunday that the country “reflect” on Putin’s requests.
