Does a peace summit launched by Ukraine have any chance of success?
May 30, 2024 #Ukraine #Switzerland #Russia
Ukraine's president wants global powers to refocus on his country's war with Moscow.
But US Pr
May 30, 2024 #Ukraine #Switzerland #Russia
Ukraine's president wants global powers to refocus on his country's war with Moscow.
But US President Joe Biden is planning to skip the June gathering in Switzerland.
Russia has not been invited and China, India and Brazil may not turn up.
EU ministers are now scrambling to find a solution.
With Israel's war raging in Gaza and Russian and Ukrainian troops locked in what looks like a near-stalemate, Kyiv is desperate to keep world attention on the conflict at home.
But what can it hope to achieve if Moscow isn't there?
And why hold a summit if some of the world's most influential players are not on board?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Andrei Fedorov - former Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia and now the Chairman of the Fund for Political Research and Consulting in Russia.
Domitilla Sagramoso - Senior Lecturer at King's College London.
Peter Zalmayev - Executive Director of Eurasia Democracy Initiative and a political commentator.
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