Ukraine’s president set to travel to Hiroshima to make in-person plea for more Western weapons and help in face of Russian onslaught.
HIROSHIMA, Japan — With Russia’s war on Ukraine nearing a potential inflection point, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to travel to Japan this weekend to address U.S. President Joe Biden and other G-7 leaders, drawing on this city’s tragic history as a backdrop for his latest plea to secure more military and financial support.
Although the details of Zelenskyy’s travel plans remained opaque due to security concerns, the head of Ukraine’s national defense council, Oleksii Danilov, announced the trip on national television Friday, confirming news reports that he would attend.
Zelenskyy, who has traveled in recent days to the U.K. and other European nations, will fly to Japan after an appearance in Saudi Arabia at the Arab League summit. The spate of travel offered Ukraine’s president the opportunity to make in-person appeals for additional support and to show that his country, still under attack from Russian forces in the air and on the ground, is stable enough for him to travel abroad.
The news of Zelenskyy’s visit comes as Biden and other G-7 leaders on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to defend Ukraine against Russia by ratcheting up the West’s economic pressure campaign.
In a joint statement, the G-7 vowed “to provide the financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support Ukraine requires for as long as it takes.”
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