90 states—minus Russia—are scheduled to attend the Ukraine Summit. Russian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, President Viola Amherd, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, China, and India are among those involved in the peace process.
The government of Switzerland announced on Monday that in the lead-up to a summit this weekend intended to pave the road for peace in Ukraine, there has been a surge in cyberattacks and misinformation. About half of the 90 states and organizations that have registered to participate in the negotiations, which are scheduled to take place from June 15–16 at a resort close to the capital city of Lucerne, are from South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, according to Switzerland.
Although Russia has not been invited, the meetings are intended to “jointly define a roadmap” for how to include both Russia and Ukraine in a future peace process, according to the Swiss government. In response to a question about how her government was handling personal attacks against her in Russian media that had been made public in Switzerland, Swiss President Viola Amherd announced at a news conference that cyberattacks had escalated in recent weeks.
“The ambassador hasn’t been called in,” she declared. “That’s how I wanted it, because the disinformation campaign is so extreme that one can see that little of it reflects reality.” When questioned if Russia was engaged in the attacks, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis stated there was a clear “interest” in sabotaging the negotiations, but he would not name the perpetrator. At the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine, Switzerland consented to host the summit and has worked to rally support from nations with closer ties to Moscow than the major Western powers.
Russia has called the summit a time-waster. Switzerland claims that because it indicated it had no interest in going, it was not invited to participate. However, Cassis emphasized that Russia needs to be involved in the peace process. Strong friends of Moscow, like China, have been emboldened by its absence to argue that peace negotiations are worthless unless both Russia and Ukraine are involved. This has reduced the likelihood of a significant breakthrough in Switzerland. According to Cassis, the summit at the Buergenstock resort is scheduled to cover a number of global topics, including the necessity of food and nuclear security, freedom of navigation, and humanitarian concerns like the exchange of prisoners of war.
Officials from Switzerland announced that Turkey and India would take part; however, it was unclear to what extent. It was unknown if South Africa and Brazil would participate. Heads of state or government will represent about half of the participating nations, according to Switzerland. The summit is expected to end with a final statement that is “ideally” supported by all participants, according to Cassis. It also seeks to outline what the peace process’s next move would be. In response to a question about who would succeed Switzerland in the upcoming phase, Cassis stated that he was unable to provide specifics but that plans were in motion to find someone “outside the western part of the world.” He said that by doing this, the “Global South and Arabian countries” might be more fully included in the process.
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