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Zelenskyy Criticizes China at Shangri-La Dialogue for Undermining Swiss Peace Summit

Jun 2, 2024, 08:22 AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used a surprise visit to the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, a major security conference in Singapore, to criticize China's role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Zelenskyy accused China of working to prevent countries from attending an upcoming Swiss peace summit, which Beijing has criticized due to Russia's exclusion. He expressed disappointment in China's reluctance to leverage its influence to end the war and accused Beijing of collaborating with Moscow to disrupt the peace talks, calling China an 'instrument in the hands of Putin.' Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of Asia understanding the situation in Ukraine.