East Asia Summit Ends Without Joint Statement Following Disagreement Between US and Russia
The East Asia Summit in Cambodia concluded without a joint statement on Sunday, as Russia and the United States were unable to agree on the language of the statement, Bloomberg reported.
The summit, held concurrently with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia, gathered leaders from ASEAN and the United States, China, Russia, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and New Zealand.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that no collective decisions were made because the United States and its allies have insisted on “absolutely unacceptable language regarding the situation in Ukraine.”
Lavrov also blamed the United States for dividing the 10-member ASEAN and accused NATO of expanding its activity in the Asia–Pacific region….