SINGAPORE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is predicted to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue safety convention in Singapore this weekend, six sources stated, as Ukraine faces a renewed assault two years after Russian forces invaded.
Safety help for Ukraine is predicted to be one of many key points mentioned at this yr’s dialogue, Asia’s premier safety convention. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Chinese language defence minister, Dong Jun, are amongst these attending.
Two of the sources stated Zelenskyy would tackle delegates on the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday (Jun 1). All the sources declined to be recognized due to the sensitivity of the matter.
The Ukrainian embassy in Singapore didn’t reply to a Reuters request for remark. Zelenskyy’s workplace in Kyiv didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
There was no Russian delegation on the Singapore safety conferences since 2022.
Zelenskyy, who’s at present in Sweden, stated on Wednesday that Russia was nonetheless making an attempt to disrupt a separate world “peace summit” subsequent month dedicated to the invasion and that it was placing strain on nations to avoid the gathering.
Zelenskyy needs the peace summit, scheduled for Jun 15 to 16 in Switzerland, to supply a entrance to help the withdrawal of Russian troops and the restoration of Ukraine’s 1991 borders.
The Shangri-La Dialogue, held yearly in Singapore by the Worldwide Institute of Strategic Research for the final 21 years, ends on Jun 2.
