Next Ukraine conference likely to be held before US election: Swiss FM
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This year's elections in the US promise to be the most intense as the country is facing an unprecedented wave of political violence.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 16, 2024 (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Nicolas Bideau, Head of Communications at the Swiss Foreign Ministry, informed Sputnik on Sunday that the upcoming conference on Ukraine could take place before the scheduled US presidential election on November 5.
"It is not ruled out that the next conference on Ukraine will be held before the US presidential election in November," Bideau said.
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This year's elections in the US promise to be the most intense as the country is facing an unprecedented wave of political violence.
US political violence has in fact become the world's top threat, according to consulting firm Eurasia Group’s founder and president, Ian Bremmer, during Bloomberg's podcast, In the City.
He said that right now is a “horrible time for an election” in the US, noting that political violence has soared after former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction last week.
"Unprecedented things are happening in US politics on a weekly basis, and Americans are normalizing those things. You’re just getting used to it. It’s the frog in the boiling pot. This is not a sign of a stable democracy."
The ongoing border security dispute between Republicans and Democrats has particularly been a matter of serious contention. Tensions erupted after the Supreme Court's decision to permit federal border patrol agents to dismantle physical barriers erected by Texas.
In February, a poll published by the Chatham House revealed that 23% of Americans supported state secessionism.
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Meanwhile, Switzerland has just finished hosting a high-level conference on Ukraine at the Buergenstock resort near Lucerne from June 15-16. 91 countries and delegations from organizations participated in the summit.
Earlier today, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed that the declaration's text had been completed and that Kiev's viewpoints had been considered.
Out of the 91 countries in attendance, 79 signed the document. However, Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, the Holy See, India, Indonesia, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, and the UAE chose not to sign it.
