SINGAPORE: Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy met with heads of state and legislators in Singapore late on Saturday (Jun 1) and early on Sunday, in search of safety help and assist for a peace summit after arriving for a shock go to to the Shangri-La Dialogue.
On the social media platform X, Zelenskyy mentioned he had met with Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto; a delegation from the US Congress; and the president of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta.
“It is vitally vital for us to start the method of building a simply peace,” Zelenskiy mentioned. “Russia doesn’t wish to finish the battle. Due to this fact, we should work along with your complete world to deliver peace nearer.”
He mentioned Ramos-Horta had agreed to attend the summit, scheduled for mid-June in Switzerland. Ultimately yr’s Shangri-La Dialogue, Prabowo had proposed an Indonesian plan for ending the battle in Ukraine.
In an deal with to delegates on Sunday, Chinese language Defence Minister Dong Jun mentioned his nation had been cautious to not assist both Russia or Ukraine.
“On the Ukraine disaster, China has been selling peace talks with a accountable angle,” he mentioned. “We’ve got by no means supplied weapons to both occasion of the battle. We’ve got put strict controls on exports of dual-use gadgets, and have by no means completed something to fan the flames. We stand firmly on the aspect of peace and dialogue.”
