President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Hiroshima (Japan) to personally join the leaders of the G7 countries.
Source: Bloomberg with reference to informed sources
Details: Zelensky will fly a US military plane to Japan after stopping in Saudi Arabia to attend an Arab League summit, anonymous sources told the publication.
A spokesman for the US National Security Council declined to comment, Bloomberg notes.
Japanese officials have reportedly said in the past that Zelenskiy would join the summit virtually, even though an extra session on Ukraine was added on Sunday, May 21, to accommodate the Ukrainian president’s schedule.
A visit to Hiroshima, site of the first nuclear attack 78 years ago, is especially symbolic given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s periodic threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Recall: The summit of the leaders of the “Big Seven” on May 19 starts in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the participants of the summit plan to announce new sanctions against Russia.
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2023-05-19 03:56:10
