About 90 countries to take part in the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit. Russia won’t attend

By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press

OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland’s president says nearly 90 countries and organizations, half from Europe, have confirmed attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend. However, Russia won’t be there. Viola Amherd told reporters Monday that the summit will aim to chart a path toward possible peace nearly 28 months after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The Swiss president said most participants would be top country leaders and “a handful” from organizations like the United Nations. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to attend. Moscow has not been invited to the conference but says it would not have attended anyway.