Switzerland has invited Pope Francis to attend the upcoming global peace summit dedicated to ending the war in Ukraine, Swiss President Viola Amherd said on May 5.

Switzerland has invited Pope Francis to attend June's Ukrainian Peace Summit in the Swiss city of Bürgenstock, Swiss President Viola Amherd told Swiss publication Blick.

Switzerland has invited more than 160 countries to a planned conference on Ukraine’s peace blueprint but didn’t include Russia on the guest list.

Ukraine and Poland's presidents, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrzej Duda, spoke by phone about the impending Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. Source: Zelenskyy and Duda on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy thanked Duda for the unwavering support for Ukraine's Peace Formula and the "confirmation of his attendance at the Peace Summit in Switzerland".

Kyiv has already planned discussions on a number of topics outlined in the peace formula. The following sources were used in the preparation: a statement by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and publications of the press service of the Presidential Office.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has reported on a telephone conversation he had with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source: Nausėda on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: Nausėda said the two leaders had discussed the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland and the current situation at the front in Ukraine.