West's Ukraine summit failed: Global South rejected pro-war 'peace conference'

Geopolitical Economy Report

18 jun 2024
The vast majority of the world population, in the Global South, rebuked the West's pro-war so-called "Summit on Peace in Ukraine", which was held in Switzerland in June. Russia was not even invited. Ben Norton discusses NATO's hypocrisy and explains why only 78 countries (mostly in Europe) endorsed the "Bürgenstock declaration", while China and Brazil propose genuine peace talks.

0:00 Intro
0:17 Map of countries
1:24 Western media admits conference failed
4:35 Zelensky claims China & Brazil aren't "civilized"
7:07 Joint statement & signatories
10:26 China proposes real peace plans
13:54 West is out of touch with rest of world
17:32 Colombia's president criticizes Swiss summit
20:13 Outro