UK PM Sunak: Putin has no interest in genuine peace

The Prime Minister, speaking at a peace summit in Switzerland, said aggression “cannot and will not prevail”.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that Russia's aggression “cannot and will not prevail” as he addressed a peace summit in Switzerland.

Russia was not invited to the summit and Mr Sunak said the Kremlin had mounted a diplomatic campaign urging countries to stay away.

Swiss officials hosting the conference expected more than 50 heads of state and government at the gathering at the Burgenstock resort overlooking Lake Lucerne.

We will protect the right of all nations to determine their own future.

This weekend the Prime Minister is in Switzerland, alongside more than 50 heads of state, for the first leader-level peace summit for Ukraine.

We stand united in securing lasting and just peace for Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/k7yIKihywb

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) June 15, 2024

Around 100 delegations including European bodies and the United Nations were represented,

Mr Sunak, who took a break from the General Election campaign to attend, said: “I recall my first visit to Kyiv where I saw the explosive devices that departing Russian soldiers had placed in children's toys and footballs.

“There can be no justification for that.

“There can be no justification for escalating nuclear rhetoric.

“There can be no justification for disrupting food supplies to tens of millions of vulnerable people.”

The @UN Charter is the basis for global peace and security. We must see it upheld in Ukraine.

Russia actively lobbied against this weekend’s Swiss Peace Summit.

But over 90 countries, from all parts of the world, are meeting to show their support. pic.twitter.com/QMCKXbWoSf

— Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) June 15, 2024

He said “Putin has no interest in genuine peace” and “he has launched a sustained diplomatic campaign against this very summit, ordering countries to stay away”.

“Why does Russia feel that they are so threatened by a summit discussing the basic principles of territorial integrity, food security and nuclear safety?”

Mr Sunak said a “just and lasting peace” could only be achieved if it is based on international law and the United Nations charter.

“That is the path to a permanent cessation of hostilities,” he added.

“Showing that we will always protect the right of all nations to determine their own future.”

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