Sunday 16 June 2024 10:31 PM
Nafeza 2 world - Earlier Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that attendees were united in their quest for peace in Ukraine.
"We all know we're only at the beginning, the beginning of a path to peace," he said.
"And despite some of us around this table having different opinions on how to exactly get to peace for Ukraine, let there be no mistake... we are totally united at a shared vision on principles, on values, on decency.
"You do not invade another country. You do not abduct children. You do not play politics with the world's food supply. And you do not endanger nuclear safety."
It had been expected that all the delegations would endorse a final statement condemning Russia's invasion, but Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer told journalists on Sunday that the declaration would not be supported unanimously.
Mr Zelensky said on Saturday that the results of the Swiss summit would be communicated to Moscow "so that at the second peace summit we can fix the real end of the war".
Russia has described the Swiss event as a waste of time, and on Friday President Vladimir Putin said he would agree to a ceasefire if Ukraine withdrew troops from four regions which Russia partially occupies and claims to have annexed.
But a day later Western leaders attending the summit strongly rejected Mr Putin's proposal.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described it as "propaganda" and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused Mr Putin of "spinning a phoney narrative about his willingness to negotiate".
Then on Sunday Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader did not rule out talks with Ukraine, but added that guarantees would be needed to ensure their credibility and Mr Zelensky could not be a participant.
