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administrative burdens, defense policy, and cooperation in the field of arms procurement. Hungary chose "Make Europe Great Again" as its presidential campaign slogan, similar to former US President Donald Trump's campaign motto. It should be noted that Hungary does not support Ukraine's path to the EU and NATO, and has often blocked decisions regarding support for Ukraine and sanctions against the Russian Federation.
On June 13, 2024, Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a 10-year U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Security Agreement, pledging to work together to “build and maintain Ukraine’s credible defense and deterrence capability,” “accelerate Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration” and “achieve a just peace that respects Ukraine’s rights.” The agreement also promises that the signatories will consult in the event of a future Russian armed attack against Ukraine. However, the pact falls short of the mutual defense guarantee that Ukraine would be part of if it joined NATO, according to FT. Moreover, the agreement says it can be terminated with six months notice, meaning it could be in peril if Donald Trump “defeats Biden in the U.S. election in November,” according to this newspaper.
China, which will not attend this weekend's Peace Summit in Switzerland, is lobbying world governments ahead of the Swiss meeting to promote its peace plan. Beijing's special envoy for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, visited Türkiye, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates last month and met with officials from developing countries at their embassies in Beijing, diplomats said. In explaining why it will not attend the Peace Summit, China is trying to engage developing countries in a six-point peace plan it unveiled with Brazil last month. In conversations with developing countries, China did not criticise the summit in Switzerland and did not explicitly ask them to refrain from attending, Beijing diplomats told the agency. But one diplomat with knowledge of the outreach said Beijing told developing countries that the Peace Summit would prolong the war. Two diplomats said that China has been telling Western countries that many developing countries share its views on the Peace Summit. Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that 45 countries supported the Chinese proposal, and more than two dozen had either joined or were "seriously considering" it.
15 countries and organizations have refused to participate in the Peace Summit in Switzerland regarding Ukraine. According to anonymous EU diplomats, 15 countries and organizations have changed their minds about participating in the Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15-16, 2024. The number of confirmed participants has decreased from 93 to 78. Previously announced reports indicated that between 80 and 107 invited countries and international organizations had confirmed their attendance.
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