Brazil and South Africa will not attend a conference on Ukraine hosted by Switzerland next month. The summit, scheduled for June 15-16 at the Burgenstock Resort near Lucerne, is expected to revolve around Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's proposed roadmap for ending the conflict with Russia. More than 160 countries have been invited to take part, including members of the G7, G20, BRICS, and the EU. Russia has not been invited to the talks. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will not participate due to "constitutional processes" in his country following the presidential election. Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has also decided not to attend the event, as it does not include both sides in the conflict.
China, another major BRICS member, is another major BRICS member that presumably will ignore the Swiss meeting, according to Yury Ushakov, who is assistant to the Russian president for international affairs. Russia appreciates Beijing's presumed decision not to participate in the event, which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described as a "parody of negotiations." Switzerland has invited China to the Ukraine summit, but Beijing has yet to confirm whether it will send a delegation. China has previously stressed that discussions on a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict must inevitably involve Russia.
China, another major BRICS member, is another major BRICS member that presumably will ignore the Swiss meeting, according to Yury Ushakov, who is assistant to the Russian president for international affairs. Russia appreciates Beijing's presumed decision not to participate in the event, which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described as a "parody of negotiations." Switzerland has invited China to the Ukraine summit, but Beijing has yet to confirm whether it will send a delegation. China has previously stressed that discussions on a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict must inevitably involve Russia.
