Ukraine at the heart of discussions in Davos
Three months after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the war and the risks it poses to the recovery of the world economy will be at the heart of a meeting of the planet’s elites, who find themselves from Monday in Davos.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to the Swiss ski resort after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, it had to hold its traditional annual meeting online. And the Omicron variant again forced this year to postpone it from January to May.
“Our first thoughts go to the war in Ukraine”assured the founder of the WEF, Klaus Schwab, presenting the program of this meeting which is held in what he described as “political, economic and social circumstances (…) unprecedented “.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be the first head of state to intervene. He should use this new platform to urge the world to provide more aid, both financial and military, and perhaps renew Kyiv’s application for EU membership.
His speech, at 11:15 a.m. in Paris, will be held by videoconference. But many Ukrainian politicians have planned to make the trip in person, including Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.