Russian forces staged brutal strikes on the Sumy region, where two innocent children were among a dozen civilian victims.

Switzerland would grant “immunity” to Russian President Vladimir Putin if he visits the country for hypothetical peace talks with Ukraine, the Swiss foreign minister said Tuesday.

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told broadcaster SRF in an interview that allowing Putin to attend without facing arrest was “completely achievable” and could be settled within a few days.

18:28, Wed, Aug 20, 2025 Updated: 18:50, Wed, Aug 20, 2025 Switzerland and Hungary would breach their international legal obligations if they hosted Vladimir Putin at a proposed peace summit with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in Geneva, a leading ...

Switzerland is "more than ready" to host a summit between Russia and Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has said. Source: Swissinfo, a Swiss multilingual international news and information company,