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80 Countries That Can’t Stop Russia
They came for the plush hotel and the gourmet food. They needed a safe place to tell us that Russia is bad.
The Ukraine Summit in Switzerland is all over the news. The news we’re supposed to consume is that 78 countries agreed on a statement that says Russia is bad. That joint statement also issues a plea for peace. I’m not kidding about the word, “plea”:
Interestingly, I could not find an exact number of countries that sent delegates to the shindig. If you find that number, send it to me with reference in the comments. I could only find phrases that hinted at the actual number, without telling us the actual number. From DW:
The Swiss-hosted summit gathering more than 90 countries for talks on how to bring peace to Ukraine was “significant” — despite some African, Asian and Latin American leaders steering clear, Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris told DW.
More than 90 countries, huh? Here is CNN:
More than 100 countries and organizations gathered at an idyllic lakeside resort near Lucerne to drum up support for the 10-point peace plan…
