Zelensky informed the world ‘stands united’ with Ukraine at G7
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olodymr Zelensky was informed the world “stands united” with Ukraine as he met world leaders on the G7 summit in Japan on Saturday.
Mr Zelensky was greeted on the three-day summit by Rishi Sunak, who stated the world “stands united” with the Ukrainian folks in solidarity in opposition to Russia’s invasion.
He stated the go to exhibits the world that Russian brute pressure and oppression won’t ever conquer “freedom and sovereignty”.
The Ukrainian chief has been requesting Nato allies to ship F-16 jets to assist his nation resist Russia’s invasion, though he has but to safe concrete commitments.
Russia, nonetheless, warned the West that supplying the highly effective jets to Ukraine would incur “colossal risks”.
Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Grushko accused Western international locations of “continuing along the path of escalation” over the jets.
On Friday, US president Joe Biden announced his support for training Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16s, in a possible laying of the ground for eventual transfer of the planes.
Mr Zelensky used the first day of the major international summit to attempt to further galvanise the world’s most powerful democracies against Russia’s 15-month invasion.
World leaders at the G7 in Japan
/ APHost nation Japan stated Zelenskyy’s inclusion stemmed from his “strong wish” to participate in talks with the bloc and other countries that will influence his nation’s defence against Russia.
Mr Zelensky took part in a session with G7 member nations on the war in Ukraine, as well as a sidelines meeting with India’s Narendra Modi, whom he urged to back Ukraine’s peace proposals.
“It is necessary to improve (Ukraine’s) air defence capabilities, including the training of our pilots,” he said after meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, one of a number of leaders he talked to.
The diplomatic efforts coincided with a joint statement by the G7 group condemning Russia’s “brutal war of aggression”.
“Russia’s brutal struggle of aggression represents a risk to the entire world in breach of elementary norms, guidelines and ideas of the worldwide neighborhood,” the group stated.
“We reaffirm our unwavering help for Ukraine for so long as it takes to deliver a complete, simply and lasting peace,” the group said.
G7 leaders attend a working lunch in Hiroshima
/ PA WireThe latest sanctions placed on Russia include tighter restrictions on already-sanctioned people and firms involved in the war effort.
Elsewhere on the first day of the summit, G7 leaders issued a joint statement urging China to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, while also criticising what they called China’s “economic coercion”.
There is increasing anxiety that Beijing could try to seize the island nation of Taiwan by force, sparking a wider conflict.
China claims the self-governing island as its own and regularly sends ships and warplanes near it.
The G7 said they did not want to harm China and were seeking “constructive and stable relations” with Beijing, “recognizing the significance of participating candidly with and expressing our issues on to China.”
They also urged China to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine and “help a complete, simply and lasting peace.”
The leaders started the summit in Hiroshima with a go to to a peace park devoted to the tens of 1000’s who died on this planet’s first nuclear bomb detonation.
The G7 leaders additionally mentioned efforts to strengthen the worldwide economic system and deal with rising costs all over the world on the primary day of the three-day summit.
However, Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni will skip the final day of the G7 due to floods earlier this week in northern Italy, which claimed at the least 14 lives.
The G7 contains Japan, the United States, the UK, France, Germany, Canada and Italy, in addition to the European Union.