Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Federal Council, confirmed the country's intention to organise a peace conference on Ukraine at the highest level after a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 15 January.
Switzerland's Federal Council has approved a 100 million Swiss franc ($109.57 million) package to demine parts of Ukraine, the government said on Friday. "A total of CHF 100 million will be earmarked for humanitarian demining between 2024 and 2027, funded in equal parts by the Department of Defence, Civil Protection, and Sport (DDPS) and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)," the government said. Switzerland is already involved in demining work in Ukraine and allocated 15.2 million Swiss francs in 2022 and 2023.