The Daily Populous Monday June 17th, 2024 morning edition
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Russia will be forced to surrender if the Kremlin does not agree to the terms of peace, according to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the broadcast of the second plenary session of the peace summit.

"Defending Ukraine means uniting all the efforts of the international community to protect Ukraine. If Russia does not agree to Ukraine's terms, we will force it to surrender. We need to set the minimum conditions for this discussion," she said.

Meloni reiterated that the war in Ukraine constitutes aggression against a sovereign state.

"Peace does not mean surrender, as President Putin seems to suggest with his latest declaration. It does not. Confusing peace with subjugation would set a dangerous precedent for everyone. Today's conference represents a bold initiative which dismantles certain narrative of propaganda. Noone can question the absolute importance of the three crucial topics of global interest, which have been discussed today: nuclear safety, food security and the the human dimension, in particular the return of displaced children. They matter to us all, and I think – also from today’s discussion – that there is much we can build from here. Italy has always done its part, and it does not intend to walk away. However, we need to join all our possible efforts, in order to help Ukraine look towards the future," the Prime Minister concluded.

In Switzerland on Sunday, June 16, the peace summit continues. It is the second day of the event, with participation from over 100 countries.

During this session, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte stated that Russia's absence from the table at the Ukrainian peace summit in Switzerland is the right decision.

In turn, earlier statements from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that the purpose of the peace summit in Switzerland is not to discuss peace directly but to signal global support for Ukraine's peace plan.

flaggschiffen on June 16th, 2024 at 22:21 UTC »

Fake news! She never said anything close to that. Her speech used the word surrender two times.

> If Ukraine had not been able to count on our support and therefore would have been forced to surrender, today we would not be here to discuss the minimum conditions for a negotiation.

And

> Peace does not mean surrender – as President Putin seems to suggest with his latest declarations. It does not. Confusing peace with subjugation would set a dangerous precedent for everyone. Today’s Conference represents a bold initiative, which dismantles certain narratives, or propaganda

Source: https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-speech-summit-peace-ukraine/26032

Yelesa on June 16th, 2024 at 18:18 UTC »

You need a submission statement for the post to not be removed. The rule exists as a way to filter out bad faith actors from spamming their agenda.

I’ll do a third-party submission-statement: At the peace summit in Switzerland, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said Russia must be forced to give up if it doesn't accept Ukraine's peace terms. She stressed that the international community must unite to protect Ukraine, because Putin’s version of peace will not lead true peace but capitulation of Ukraine. The main elements that must be discussed for to speak about peace must include nuclear safety, food security, and helping abducted Ukrainian children.

In regard to the criticism about Russia not being invited, Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Czech representative said the summit's goal was to show global support for Ukraine’s for nuclear safety and assurance for food security is necessary for the world even if the conflict between the two nations continues, thus Russia’s presence is not necessary to negotiate with them.

AVonGauss on June 16th, 2024 at 17:43 UTC »

Unless there is some other speech where this was stated, I'm not seeing this in her official speech? The link below contains the transcript and her speech itself was in English.

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-speech-summit-peace-ukraine/26032