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Russia, China absent as world leaders meet for Ukraine peace conference

Ukraine's Zelenskyy (centre) is welcomed by Switzerland's ambassador to Ukraine Felix Baumann (left) and other officials as he arrives at the Zurich airport before the Ukraine summit [Michael Buholzer/AFP]

World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for a summit aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but the absence of powerful allies of Moscow such as China is expected to blunt its potential impact.

United States Vice President Kamala Harris and the leaders of the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan are among those who joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the summit starting on Saturday.

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