"First of all, they [organizers of the conference in Switzerland] are not going to invite us. They just blatantly said that they needed to ‘issue a collective ultimatum’ to Russia first. Well, that just blows any chance of any success for this ‘Swiss effort,” Lavrov told a briefing in Minsk.
Lavrov also called giving Moscow ultimatums a “path to nowhere,” adding that Ukraine and the West have no desire “to conduct business in a fair manner.”
Switzerland to Decide on Sending Invitation to Russia to Ukraine Summit ‘Soon’ - Swiss FM
Switzerland will evaluate various statements made by Russia regarding the Ukraine peace summit and will decide on sending an invitation to Moscow in the coming days, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Friday.
"The fact that yesterday Russian President [Vladimir] Putin mentioned [during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko] for the first time the peace conference on Ukraine in Switzerland in June is a good sign. In past, Russian officials, including the Russian ambassador to Switzerland, said that Russia was not interested in it. We will analyze the various reactions and decide the best steps to take in the coming days," Cassis told a briefing, when asked if Switzerland plans to invite Russia and Belarus to the conference in June.