Russia Balks at Proposed Peace Summit With Ukraine, Saying Democrats Are Doing It for Political Reasons

The White House has not committed to sending President Biden to the meeting, though he will be in Italy for the G7 meeting just days before the proposed conference date.

AP/Efrem Lukatsky
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, right, shakes hands with Switzerland's President Cassis at Kyiv. AP/Efrem Lukatsky

Russia is balking at a scheduled summit in Switzerland aimed at seeking an end to the war in Ukraine, according to a state-run news agency. The government says it will not participate. 

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