Around a hundred countries and organizations participate in the summit. The big absentees are Russia and China. US President Joe Biden will not come in person either. He sent his vice president Kamala Harris. She arrived by helicopter and promised more humanitarian aid and support for Ukraine’s energy sector, which has been the target of intense Russian missile and drone attacks for months.
Organizers hope the summit can lay the groundwork for a peace process. This can continue to be worked on in future summits. Zelensky shared a photo of himself and Swiss President Viola Amherd on X. She said people from all over the world have come to the summit, calling it unprecedented. ‘Latin America, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Pacific, Australia, North America. Everyone is represented.’
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