China is not attending Peace Summit at Putin's request – US national security adviser

Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser, has said that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin urged China not to attend the Peace Summit in Switzerland.

Source: AP

Quote: "What is clear is that China is not here, and I presume they’re not here because Putin asked them not to come and they obliged Putin."

"And I think that says something about where China stands with respect to Russia’s war in Ukraine. I think countries should take notice of that."

Background:

• Russia refused to attend the conference in Switzerland, labelling the event biassed and the host country "openly hostile".
• However, the Ukrainian President's Office has previously confirmed that Ukraine is ready to invite a Russian representative to the second Peace Summit, who will be presented with a "joint plan" agreed upon by the majority of the world's nations.

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