hiroshima, japan – In Hiroshima, Japan, the Group of Seven industrial powers Sunday convened the summit’s working session on the struggle in Ukraine, visitor starring Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Ukrainian president made his dramatic entrance to metropolis the day earlier in a French aircraft, following his look on the Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, the place he appealed for help for Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself towards Russian aggression.
Dressed in his signature sweater, Zelenskyy addressed the G7 because the group introduced extra navy, monetary and humanitarian help to his nation. G7 member nations additionally elevated sanctions and export controls on Russia and measures to crack down on these serving to Moscow evade them.
But the largest increase for Kyiv is the United States lastly deciding to permit its allies to supply their American made F-16 fighter jets and practice Ukrainian pilots to fly them. In a gathering scheduled for Sunday afternoon, Zelenskyy will little question thank U.S. President Joe Biden for lastly agreeing to his request for F-16s after months of refusal due to considerations over escalating the battle. The fighter jets will modernize Ukraine’s present fleet, which largely consists of Soviet-era plane.
Prior to his deal with on the G7, Zelenskyy held particular person conferences Saturday with the group’s leaders, together with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. In the night he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been criticized for refusing to sentence Russia’s invasion.
He met Sunday morning with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and is scheduled to satisfy summit host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida later within the day.
In their communique launched Saturday, G7 leaders once more condemn the struggle in Ukraine “in the strongest possible terms.”
“Russia’s brutal war of aggression represents a threat to the whole world in breach of fundamental norms, rules and principles of the international community,” the assertion stated. “We reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine for as long as it takes to bring a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.”
Invited friends attending the G7 working session on Ukraine in particular person embrace leaders of Australia, Brazil, Comoros, Cook Islands, Indonesia, India, South Korea and Vietnam. Their participation is a part of Kishida’s outreach to the Global South, the place many nations bear the brunt of the affect of the struggle on meals and vitality costs.
Hours after Zelenskyy’s arrival in Japan, Moscow introduced that its forces had occupied Bakhmut, the jap Ukrainian metropolis that Zelenskyy’s troops have tried to defend for months.