Shangri-La Dialogue: in Singapore, Zelensky calls on Asia to join Ukraine peace summit
- Ukraine’s president urged Asian nations to join next month’s Swiss-led peace summit during a surprise stop at the Shangri-La Dialogue
- He also on Sunday made veiled jabs at the US for not confirming Biden’s attendance at the Swiss summit and criticised attempts to disrupt it
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called on Asian countries to join a coming Swiss-led peace summit, stressing that “time is running out” and the support of the region was “much needed”.
“I invite your region, your leaders, countries to join so that your people are involved in these global affairs and by uniting against one war,” Zelensky said in a passionate plea to delegates.
“Time is running out, and the children are growing up in the Putin-land where they are taught to hate their homeland,” he said.
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, who shared the stage with Zelensky, did not say whether his country’s leaders would attend, but did note Singapore had condemned the invasion and provided Ukraine with military ambulances.
“We stand with you, and I think your appearance at this Shangri-La Dialogue is the epitome of what we are all hoping for, a rules-based order that guarantees the security and survival of large nations and small,” he said.
