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Yesterday, we discussed the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s cheerful words about Sino-American relations. But there were plenty of other speakers at the forum and not all of them were willing to paint such a rosy picture of Xi Jinping’s policies. One such person was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (I still refuse to spell it with two Ys on the end. Sorry. Not sorry.) While anticipation has been growing around planned peace talks organized by Switzerland seeking a ceasefire in Ukraine, Zelensky essentially accused the Chinese of undermining that effort. He claimed that China is working behind the scenes to apply pressure on other countries to not send emissaries to the talks and that China is “an instrument in the hands of Putin.” Zelensky did not provide any sources for this information. (Associated Press)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia to disrupt a Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine, speaking at Asia’s premier security conference on Sunday.
In a news conference at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore, Zelenskyy said that China is pressuring other countries and their leaders not to attend the upcoming talks.
“Russia, using Chinese influence in the region, using Chinese diplomats also, does everything to disrupt the peace summit,” he said, according to a simultaneous translation of his remarks.
