“Peace will be closer today,” tweeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Twitter shortly after arriving in Hiroshima, Japan on the 20th.
Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Security and enhanced cooperation for our victory. Peace will become closer today.
— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) May 20, 2023
In addition, he announced that he would hold an “important meeting with Ukraine’s friends and partners,” and officially announced that he would join the schedule of the G7 summit.
Regarding the contents of the meeting, he said that it would be “expanding cooperation and security for our victory (the war against Russia).”
■ Individual meetings with leaders of major countries
Immediately after arriving, President Zelensky met with leaders of major countries without a separate break schedule.
In addition to G7 leaders such as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorza Meloni, he met with leaders of observers such as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and appealed for continued support for the fight against Russia.
In particular, at the meeting with British Prime Minister Sunak, he expressed his appreciation for the ‘fighter support coalition’ that the UK has recently taken the lead in participating in.
Met with Prime Minister of the UK @RishiSunak in Japan. I thanked for UK%27s leadership in the international fighter coalition. We discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during the negotiations in the UK held on May 14, and the development of bilateral relations…
— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) May 20, 2023
■ Participated in the G7 meeting on the 21st
Local media reported that President Zelensky would attend a session dealing with the situation in Ukraine on the 21st, the last day of the G7 summit.
On the 19th, the opening day of the meeting, the G7 leaders, including US President Joe Biden, held a separate session on the Ukraine issue and made a joint statement specifying two key agreements, such as’unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops’ and’additional sanctions against Russia’ has paid.
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In a statement, the G7 leaders reaffirmed that “Russian aggression is illegal, unjustifiable and groundless” and stressed that “additional sanctions will be imposed to ensure that supporters of Russia’s war must pay the price.” I did.
“Peace cannot be realized without the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops and military equipment,” he said.
■ Zelensky’s first visit to Asia after the start of the war
This is the first time President Zelensky has visited Asia since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 last year.
In this regard, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Ukrainian capital Kyiv (Russian name Kyiv) in March of this year and promised active support.
President Zelensky visited Jeddah, the capital of Saudi Arabia, shortly before arriving in Japan.
Speaking at the Arab League summit in Jeddah on the 19th, President Zelensky said, “Unfortunately, there are people in the world and here among you who turn a blind eye to (Russia’s) illegal (occupied territories) annexation.” Please look at me,” he begged.
“Some Arab leaders are ignoring the horrors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” he said.
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President Zelensky has recently visited Italy, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom to appeal for arms support and strengthening sanctions against Russia through a series of summits.
In response, the Italian government promised to continue providing military, financial, and humanitarian aid, and Germany and France responded by announcing plans to provide additional support for modern weapons.
The UK has revealed plans to form a ‘fighter support coalition’.
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Ukraine has announced that it will soon begin a ‘counterattack’ to recapture territory lost in the Russian invasion, while additionally securing weapons and major military equipment with support from the United States and the West.
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2023-05-20 12:59:11
