On Monday, June 3, the Swiss army began fulfilling its assigned mission – helping to hold the Ukrainian peace conference at Bürgenstock in the canton of Nidwalden.
From June 5 to 19, approximately four thousand military personnel will help carry out various tasks for the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, at the mountain resort of Bürgenstock near the city of Lucerne. reports Swissinfo. Among the tasks assigned to military personnel are facility security, surveillance, command support and logistics.
The army is strengthening measures to ensure sovereignty in the airspace. At the request of the canton of Nidwalden, the Federal Council imposed restrictions on the use of airspace and sent the army to carry out additional security operations. The army supports the civilian authorities who are responsible for its deployment. The military personnel will assist the police of the canton of Nidwalden in protecting critical installations and air transport. They also provide surveillance of the lakes.
The Peace Summit in Switzerland will take place on June 15-16. The day before, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said that participation at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, the vice president rather than the president does not detract from the level of US support for Ukraine.
Earlier, the White House announced that Vice President Harris and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan would represent the United States at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. Media reported that Biden had campaign events planned in California for mid-June, so neither he nor Vice President Kamala Harris would be able to attend the conference in Switzerland. 107 countries and organizations have already confirmed their participation in the Global Peace Summit.
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