Ukraine ‘disappointed’ at Swiss support for China-Brazil peace plan

Switzerland took part in a meeting in New York last week, at which a six-point peace plan for Ukraine was proposed

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, centre, during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine in Stansstad, Switzerland on June 16. Photo: Reuters

Published: 2:20am, 1 Oct 2024Updated: 11:12am, 1 Oct 2024

Ukraine expressed “disappointment” on Monday at Switzerland’s support for a peace plan put forward by China and Brazil aimed at ending more than two and a half years of war with Russia.

“We find the logic behind this decision difficult to comprehend,” a Foreign Ministry statement said, noting that Ukraine had organised a global peace summit in Switzerland in June at which its demands were set out.

All plans regarding the restoration of peace for Ukraine had to be based on the principles of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” and on the UN Charter, including respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, the statement said.

Any initiatives failing to guarantee the full restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity were unacceptable, it said, adding that initiatives of this kind created an illusion of dialogue while Russia continued its criminal actions.

According to media reports, Switzerland took part in a meeting between Brazil and China on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York last week, at which a six-point peace plan was proposed.

The United States and its European allies have rejected the plan, as it lacked a reference to the UN Charter and the inviolability of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.