
Ukraine Summit Strives for Consensus on Ending War but Way Forward Uncertain
Published on June 16, 2024
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland—Western powers and other nations pushed for a consensus on how to end the war in Ukraine at a Swiss summit on Sunday, but some countries may refuse to back its final conclusions and there was no clarity on whether future talks would involve Russia. More than 90 countries are attending the June 15 and June 16 talks at a Swiss Alpine resort at the behest of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But Moscow, which was not invited and had made clear it did not want to attend, labeled the summit a waste of time and instead put forward rival proposals from afar. China was another notable absentee....
