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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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David Rising and Tara Copp

Macron and Hegseth to address China and the Ukraine war at Singapore security forum

Singapore Security Forum - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the world leaders, diplomats and top defense officials in Singapore this weekend for a security forum that will focus on China's growing assertiveness, the global impact of Russia's war on Ukraine and the flare-up of conflicts in Asia.

Macron opens the conference with a keynote address Friday night that is expected to touch on all of those issues, as well as the pressure the hefty tariffs announced by President Donald Trump's administration is putting on Asian allies.

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