Switzerland’s peace bid amid Russia-Ukraine war

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With the Russia-Ukraine war in its third year, Switzerland will host a peace conference at Bürgenstock on June 15-16, immediately after the June 13-15 G7 Summit in Italy. Switzerland wants India to participate in the conference, to which some 120 countries will be invited at the level of Heads of State/ Government. It remains to be seen whether US President Joe Biden will be able to take time out in the middle of his re-election campaign, or whether Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping, who have announced a “friendship without limits”, will attend. Background of conference Switzerland...