Switzerland is "more than ready" to host a summit between Russia and Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has said. Source: Swissinfo, a Swiss multilingual international news and information company,

Russian forces staged brutal strikes on the Sumy region, where two innocent children were among a dozen civilian victims.

Switzerland would be ready to host Russian President Vladimir Putin for any peace talks on Ukraine despite an existing arrest warrant for him from the International Criminal Court, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Tuesday.

NATO defense chiefs have discussed potential security guarantees for Ukraine to help end Russia's three-year war.