epa10668864 Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov (R) gestures as he arrives at the opening of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue at the Shangri-la hotel in Singapore, 02 June 2023. Defense ministers and officials from 41 countries are gathered in the city state for the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual high level defence summit in the Asia Pacific region. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG