On 23 February, the day before the U.N. Security Council met to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told the General Assembly “At Ukraine’s request, we intend to organize by the summer a high-level conference on peace in Ukraine. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to invite all nations … to work together towards our common goal.”

Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said “One should not waste time on Kyiv’s futile plans to negotiate on the basis of Zelinsky’s so-called peace formula. It is nothing other than an ultimatum to Russia and an attempt to lure as many countries as possible into endless meetings on this utopian project.”