Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is in the Philippines on June 3 on a previously unannounced visit to promote a peace summit to be held later this month in Switzerland. Zelenskiy, who arrived in Manila from Singapore, where he attended the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security summit, met with Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos. "We discussed the inaugural Global Peace Summit and the importance of Southeast Asian countries being represented there. I am pleased that the Philippines will participate in the summit," Zelenskiy wrote on X. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Zelenskiy Arrives In Philippines To Muster Support For Peace Conference
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