(Washington) American Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15 to participate in the Ukraine Peace Conference, the White House announced Monday in a press release.
She will highlight “the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to encouraging Ukraine’s efforts to ensure a just and lasting peace, based on Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and the principles of the United Nations Charter. “.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had invited his American counterpart Joe Biden, who will participate in the G7 Summit in Italy just before, to extend his stay in Europe and come in person to Switzerland.
The 81-year-old Democrat, campaigning for a second term, however decided to return to the United States, according to the press to participate in a fundraising operation in California, in the presence of stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts, among others.
Kamala Harris intends to “reaffirm (American) support for the Ukrainian people as they defend themselves against Russian aggression.”
She will represent the United States, Ukraine’s primary military supporter, with national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
More than a hundred countries and organizations have committed to participating in this summit in Switzerland, according to Volodymyr Zelensky, to which Russia is not invited.
China felt that it would be “difficult” for it to participate if Moscow was not invited.