"Peace summit" without negotiations to end the Ukraine War
Two discussions on the failed "peace summit" in Switzerland
I was invited to both CGTN and TNT to discuss the “peace summit” that did not involve inviting Russia or even addressing the competing security concerns of Ukraine, Russia and NATO. The summit was intended to draw attention to the conflict and create a narrative of the world standing united against Russia. The priority of getting many signatories on a common declaration resulted in reducing the substance to a minimum, and yet there was a reluctance by major participants to sign the document. Will the failure of the Swiss “peace summit” create pressures for an actual peace summit that aims to resolve the war rather than to mobilise support for one side?