Despite the ICC warrant: the Swiss President allowed Putin to participate in the new Peace Summit

Despite the ICC warrant: the Swiss President allowed Putin to participate in the new Peace Summit Vladislav Kravtsov

The Swedish President allowed Putin to attend the new Peace Summit/Channel 24 Collage

Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend new potential conferences and peace negotiations in Ukraine, which will be hosted by Switzerland. This can happen despite the presence of an arrest warrant for the head of the Kremlin.

Swiss President Viola Amgerd announced this during a press conference following the results of Peace Summit. The meeting took place in Bürgenstock on June 15 and 16, reports 24 Channel.

Switzerland spoke about Putin's participation in the next summits

In response to a question from journalists about the possible participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland for negotiations and a possible peace conference on Ukraine, Swiss President Amgerd said that such a possibility exists.

If the presence of a government official is necessary for the conference, an exception can be made. And in the case of peace negotiations in Ukraine with Russia, this would be just such a case. But this must be the government’s decision,” she said.

The words of the country’s leader were also confirmed by Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis. He noted that Swiss legislation allows for the organization of Putin’s visit to a conference or summit, but this requires cooperation with the ICC.

Switzerland wants discuss with Russia the results of the Peace Summit

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis at a press conference following the Peace Summit said that his country will discuss with Russia, China and other countries that was not at the event, the results of the developments of more than 100 states led by Ukraine.

“We have an active embassy in Moscow, and every two weeks we communicate with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and we also have the intention to discuss the results of this conference with Russia,” Cassis said.

At the same time, the Swiss minister refused to say more specifically what exactly they would talk about with Moscow.

Regarding other countries “on whose doors they knocked, but they did not come,” according to Cassis, Switzerland will hold with these states “an in-depth discussion about how this path or where he can lead us.” As the head of the Swiss Foreign Ministry noted, there are different opinions and ideas regarding how Ukraine can continue on its path to peace, but “these different ideas need to be united in order to find a common path forward.”