Outgoing NATO chief’s call comes as Switzerland also expresses ‘interest’ in the latest initiative by China and Brazil.

China and Brazil on Friday pressed ahead with an effort to gather developing countries behind a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's dismissal of the initiative as serving Moscow's interests.

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine in its third year, the two sides to the conflict remain far apart on any future path to peace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is pursuin

Kyiv — which views Orbán's constant overtures to Moscow and pushback against support for Ukraine as hostile — is on a peace-through-victory campaign of its own and might not have any interest in hearing out Russia's demands any time soon.

"We do not see the logic in this decision, especially given that together with Switzerland, we held the First Global Peace Summit on June 15-16 in Bürgenstock, attended by representatives from 100 countries and international organizations,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA) stated that they cannot understand the logic behind Switzerland's decision to support the initiative by China and Brazil to end the war. They emphasized that this decision does not align with Ukraine's interests and will only complicate the process of achieving peace for Ukraine,

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed disappointment at Switzerland's support for the Sino-Brazilian "peace initiative" on Ukraine and called on all countries that support international law and the UN Charter to avoid participating in such initiatives.