Switzerland is ready to host a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, if they request it.
This was reported by the newspaper Le Temps with reference to the head of the information service of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, Nicolas Bidault.
“After the summit in Bürgenstock, Ukraine, Russia and the United States were regularly informed of our readiness to support any diplomatic efforts to establish peace“, the publication quoted him as saying.
At the same time, the newspaper writes that the Swiss authorities will not take the initiative on this issue. Le Temps notes that the confederation is just one of the countries on the list of countries willing to host a meeting between the two leaders.
On January 10, newly elected US President Donald Trump announced preparations for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to him, it is necessary to end the Ukrainian conflict. In response, the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that the Russian leader is ready to meet with Trump without preconditions.