Swiss accept Zelenskyy’s request to stage Ukraine peace summit

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SWITZERLAND HAS AGREED to a request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit of world leaders on ending Russia’s full-scale invasion – but without inviting Russia. Zelenskyy held talks with Swiss President Viola Amherd during a visit to Bern before heading to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. “Our teams from tomorrow are starting the preparation for holding in Switzerland a global peace summit,” Zelenskyy told a press conference after the talks. The summit attendees would be “at the level of leaders”, he said. “This summit must energise everything that...