US President Joe Biden plans to skip the June meeting in Switzerland.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants world powers to refocus on his country's war against invading Russian forces.
But US President Joe Biden plans to skip a June peace summit in Switzerland.
Russia has not been invited and it is unclear whether China, India and Brazil will attend.
European Union ministers are now scrambling to find a solution.
As Israel's war rages in Gaza, kyiv is desperate to keep global attention on the internal conflict.
But what can Ukraine hope to achieve if Russia is not there? And why hold a summit if some of the world's most influential players aren't on board?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Andrei Fedorov – president of the Fund for Political Research and Consulting in Russia
Domitilla Sagramoso – senior lecturer at King's College London
Peter Zalmayev – executive director of the Eurasian Democracy Initiative
