Asia-Pacific leaders denounce violence and reiterate demands for free trade

As summit discussions concluded Saturday, leaders from the Asia-Pacific region called for an end to Russia's conflict on Ukraine and committed to push the area's economies toward sustainable growth.

Host Thailand scored a diplomatic triumph by bridging tensions among the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's 21 members by declaring that the majority of members had denounced the war. Russia is an APEC member, as is Chi....