The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed this Saturday the hope that “peace is closer” after the G7 summit meetings, in a message that he launched upon his arrival in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
“Japan. G7. Important meetings with Ukraine’s partners and friends. Greater security and cooperation for our victory. Today, peace will be closer,” Zelensky said on social media, quoted by the French agency AFP.
The Ukrainian leader is expected to participate in meetings of the group of the world’s seven most industrialized democracies and hold bilateral talks with several leaders present in Hiroshima.
Meetings are planned, among others, with the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, and with the US Presidents, Joe Biden, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron, according to AFP.
Zelensky will also be able to exchange impressions with the great non-aligned emerging powers, such as Brazil and, above all, India, which maintains close military relations with Russia and has refused to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.
For the Hiroshima summit, the G7 invited the leaders of Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, the Cook Islands and Vietnam, and organizations such as the UN, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
The G7 brings together Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union (EU).
It is Zelensky’s first visit to the region since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Zelensky traveled to Japan from Saudi Arabia, where he addressed the 22-nation Arab League summit on Friday.
At the start of the Hiroshima summit on Friday, the heads of state and government approved new sanctions against Russia to try to reduce Moscow’s ability to finance the war against Ukraine.
The Ukraine conflict plunged Europe into what is considered the worst security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).
The number of dead and wounded since the start of the war is unknown, but several sources, including the UN, have admitted that it will be high.
Source: TSF
