Zelenskiy Vows to Forge Ahead as Summit Risks Falling Short

Biden, China are no-shows as leaders gather in Switzerland
Kyiv’s aim to win over Global South has been a struggle

Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the Burgenstock resort near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15.Photographer: Michael Buholzer/AFP/Getty Images

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By Andrea Palasciano, Bastian Benrath-Wright, and Akayla Gardner

June 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM UTC

Updated on

June 15, 2024 at 6:26 PM UTC

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to press ahead in broadening international support for his war-battered nation as a leaders meeting in Switzerland risked falling short in finding a path for a “just peace.”

China’s absence from the two-day meeting and the attendance of lower-level diplomats from the so-called BRICS states cast a shadow over efforts to win over the Global South. But the Ukrainian leader said the gathering would be the start of a process to force Russia to end its aggression and secure peace.