Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring countries not to attend Ukraine peace talks

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused China of helping Russia to disrupt a Swiss-organised peace conference on the war in Ukraine.

Speaking at the Shangri-La defence forum in Singapore, Asia’s premier security conference, on Sunday, Mr Zelenskyy said China is pressuring other countries and their leaders not to attend the forthcoming talks.