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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy arrives at Singapore security forum
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US defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
![Vincent Thian U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin looks on during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/55a319293ba743c58601b84cbd7904f9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin looks on during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e0bd0836fec640ce96f6e9fdac350975/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his opening speech for the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/68dd91c614934473bf6d5838a27e52da/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his opening speech for the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto attends the opening ceremony for the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b7334e6d6b8d4ac786d98ddd524d875c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto attends the opening ceremony for the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, left, and Cambodia's Defense Minister Tea Seiha, right, attend the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0ef96dd17e004e2e9d8b949295212ebc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, left, and Cambodia's Defense Minister Tea Seiha, right, attend the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/016a3d6d7bcd4070914f70ceb71e5ac5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian China's Defense Minister Dong Jun, left, listens to the opening speech of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during opening ceremony for the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a20396d0931d460b8ff95b9b18b3ffe8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
China's Defense Minister Dong Jun, left, listens to the opening speech of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during opening ceremony for the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b6f4738fe6e2463784f8f0c282885972/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6ae8763ec0464f1b99a36e234d23904e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/42b71d824b964e0185e253f1deacbe14/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives at a hotel, the venue of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d9baf08255704a5fb5c12dfa15096e0a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives at a hotel, the venue of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attends the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f868104ca75b49e4a764b12c14fd3e80/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attends the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives at a hotel, the venue of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d6e7c3b37eae46b98469ac9ee2855e99/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives at a hotel, the venue of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)