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Ukraine’s Zelensky meets Indonesia’s Prabowo, US officials at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue
- Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky met Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto and East Timor’s Jose Ramos-Horta in Singapore
- He also met US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday. Zelensky arrived at the security summit for a surprise visit late on Saturday
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Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky met heads of state and legislators in Singapore late on Saturday and early on Sunday, seeking security assistance and support for a peace summit after arriving for a surprise visit to the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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On the social media platform X, Zelensky said he had met Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto; a delegation from the US Congress; and the president of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta.
“It is very important for us to begin the process of establishing a just peace,” Zelensky said. “Russia does not want to end the war. Therefore, we must work together with the entire world to bring peace closer.”
He said Ramos-Horta had agreed to attend the summit, scheduled for mid-June in Switzerland. At last year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, Prabowo had proposed an Indonesian plan for ending the war in Ukraine.
In an address to delegates on Sunday, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said his country had been careful not to support either Russia or Ukraine.
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“On the Ukraine crisis, China has been promoting peace talks with a responsible attitude,” he said. “We have never provided weapons to either party of the conflict. We have put strict controls on exports of dual-use items, and have never done anything to fan the flames. We stand firmly on the side of peace and dialogue.”
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