Biden among others Barack Obama With the previous president in succession George Clooney And Julia Roberts He participates in a fundraising campaign event with Hollywood stars.
The Swiss peace summit will be held after the G7 leaders' meeting in Italy, and a number of heads of state or government will attend, therefore Olaf Schulz German Chancellor Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada W Kissida Fumio Japanese Prime Minister.
However, it is certain that Joe Biden and his vice president will not be present there. Kamala Harris no. The president will travel directly from Italy to Los Angeles to attend the event scheduled for June 15.
Fundraising events are extremely important for presidential candidates, as every presidential campaign consumes huge amounts of money. The expected Republican nominee, Biden's main rival, Donald Trump Last month, he took the lead in terms of the amount of money raised for the first time, raising $76 billion to Biden's $51 billion.
About 70 countries have indicated their participation in the peace summit in Switzerland, to which Russia was not invited, but which China will not attend.
According to a diplomatic note seen by Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President and Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov He met or spoke with leaders of many countries He discouraged them from participating in the peace summit. According to the memorandum, Lavrov also communicated with ambassadors accredited to Moscow for the same purpose.
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian president said on Thursday that one of the main goals of Russian diplomacy and foreign intelligence in the near future is to thwart the peace summit.
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