Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Using China’s Influence to Disrupt Ukraine Peace Summit

Published on June 3, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday accused Russia of using China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific region to disrupt an upcoming peace summit, which centers on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Mr. Zelenskyy said that China was pressuring other countries into not attending the peace summit, scheduled to be held in Switzerland on June 15-16, though he did not specify which countries. “Unfortunately, regrettably, Russia, using Chinese influence on the region, using Chinese diplomats, does everything to disrupt the peace summit,” he told a news conference at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore. “Regrettably this is unfortunate that such a big independent powerful country as China is an instrument in the hands of [Russian leader Vladimir] Putin,” the Ukrainian leader added....

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