As Russia continues its brutal aggression against the people of Ukraine, the United States who has committed to support Ukraine rebuild, on Saturday in Switzerland, announced $1.5 billion for Ukraine’s energy system, humanitarian needs, and civilian security.
United States Vice President, Kamala Harris who made the announcement at the Summit of Preace on Ukraine said the President, Joe Biden have made it clear that his Government is committed to uphold international rules and norms, to defend democratic values, stand up to dictators, and stand with his allies and partners.
According to her, “Russia’s aggression is not only an attack on the lives and the freedom of the people of Ukraine, it is not only attack on global food security and energy supplies, but is also an attack on international rules and norms and the principles embodied in the United Nations Charter”.
She added that Russia with a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has shamelessly violated the core tenets of that charter for nearly two and a half years, saying if the world fails to respond when aggressor invades its neighbor, other aggressors will undoubtably become emboldened.
“This leads to potential world of conquest and chaos, not order and stability, which threatens all nations. President Joe Biden and I will continue to support Ukraine and continue to impose costs on Russia. And will continue to work toward a just, lasting peace, based on the principles of the United Nations Charter and the will of the people of Ukraine”, she said.
Harris told Ukraine’s President, Zelenskyy that the United States shares his vision for the end of this war and an end to the suffering of the Ukrainian people. “And let us all then commit to the imperative of returning innocent children kidnapped by Russia — returning them to their homes.
“Let us also agree, a practical benefit of the work of this peace summit is to increase global food and energy security. And let nothing about the end of this war be decided without Ukraine.
“By contrast, however, yesterday Putin put forward a proposal.But we must speak truth: He is not calling for negotiations, he is calling for surrender. America stands with Ukraine not out of charity but because it is in our strategic interest.
“We stand with delegations from more than 90 nations who also have a strategic interest in a just peace in Ukraine. Among us, no doubt, exists a diverse range of views on many of the global challenges, opportunities we face. We don’t always agree”. 
“Regarding Putin’s unprovoked, unjustified war against Ukraine, there is unity, solidarity in support of international norms and rules. For President Joe Biden and me, it is one of our defining missions to uphold international rules-based order to defend it, strengthen it, and promote it. And no doubt, it must be a priority for us all”, she said.
The Global Peace Summit in Switzerland which was to be two days of active work with countries from all parts of the world, with the different nations that are nonetheless united by a common goal of bringing a just and lasting peace in Ukraine closer.
The Peace Summit would provide an opportunity for the global majority to take specific steps in areas that matter for everyone in the world: nuclear safety, food security, and the return of prisoners of war and all deported persons, including deported Ukrainian children.
