SINGAPORE, June 1 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday arrived in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue, where he plans to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and discuss support for his country in an address to delegates.
The organisers of Asia’s top defence summit, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), confirmed on Saturday that Mr Zelenskyy will participate in the seventh plenary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue, titled “Re-Imagining Solutions for Global Peace and Regional Stability”.
CNA quoted IISS that Mr Zelenskyy will attend in person as he seeks to rally support for Kyiv.
The session will start at 11.30am, Singapore time and will be streamed on IISS’ website and YouTube channel.
Mr Zelenskyy posted on X that he would also hold meetings with Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Timor-Leste’s President Jose Ramos-Horta, Mr Austin and “Singaporean investors”.
