Ukraine: The Swiss Peace Summit and what comes next?

At the request of President Zelenskyy, a Summit on Peace in Ukraine was held in Switzerland on 15 and 16 June 2024.

The aim of the summit was to bring heads of state and government together to try and chart a course for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine based upon the principles of the UN Charter and Ukraine’s own ‘Formula for Peace’, which President Zelenskyy presented in November 2022.

The Russian Government was not invited, leading to questions of what the summit could realistically achieve. In response, President Putin offered his own terms for a ceasefire and peace negotiations which were described by Ukraine and its allies as an ultimatum and not a genuine proposal for compromise or peace.