Zelenskiy arrives in Singapore for Shangri-La Dialogue


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives to speak at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy arrived in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue conference on Saturday, where he planned to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and discuss support for his embattled country in an address to delegates.

After arriving at the conference venue in a motorcade amid heavy security, Zelenskiy said in a statement on the social media platform X that he had come to gather support from the Asia-Pacific region for a peace summit planned for June 15-16 in Switzerland.

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