US did not try to pressure Asean nations to distance themselves from Russia at White House summit, official says


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The US has not tried to persuade Asean countries to distance themselves from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine , a senior US official said on Tuesday during a briefing about the recently concluded US-Asean summit . A statement issued after the summit did not mention Russia or the invasion, but said “we continue to reaffirm our respect for sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity” and called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine. Some Asean nations have been reticent to condemn Vladimir Putin’s decision to start the war, while Indonesia, as host the Group of 20 summit later...