U.S. and Russian participants have met in Switzerland for unofficial talks about the Ukraine war in recent months, including as recently as last week, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

The United States on Wednesday abstained from a statement by members of the World Trade Organization condemning Russia's aggression in Ukraine, a diplomatic source and a Geneva trade official told Reuters.

Switzerland could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if it were requested and the government agreed, Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli said in an interview published on Sunday.

The United States on Wednesday abstained from co-sponsoring a joint statement at the World Trade Organization condemning Russia's aggression in Ukraine, a diplomatic source and a Geneva trade official told Reuters.

Dozens of countries rallied behind Ukraine at a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday, a day after the U.N. Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution that takes a neutral stance on the conflict.

U.S. and Russian participants have quietly met in Switzerland for unofficial discussions about the Ukraine war in recent months, including as recently as last week, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Dozens of dignitaries walked out of Russia's speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday in support of Ukraine.

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Switzerland could send around 200 troops for a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, contingent on a formal request and approval from the Swiss government. Source: Reuters, citing Thomas Süssli,

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Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli says his country could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if requested and if the government agreed. Suessli made this statement on Sunday,

Swiss Could Contribute to Peacekeeping in Ukraine, Army Chief Says ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if it were requested and the government agreed, Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli ...