80 countries agree territorial integrity of Ukraine must be basis of peace deal

Eighty countries have jointly called for the ‘territorial integrity’ of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s war (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)

Eighty countries have jointly called for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not sign up.

The joint communique on Sunday capped a two-day conference at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland marked by the absence of Russia, which was not invited, but that many attendees hoped could join in on a road map to peace.