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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to join the Group of Seven (G7) summit via video link on Wednesday.
Japan, chair of the latest edition of the G7, confirmed that Zelenskyy will “join the first part” of the virtual meeting, which will be chaired by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
“We’d like to make clear that we stand with Ukraine as the G7,” a Japanese government official was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.
The official, who declined to be named, said the G7 would reiterate its commitment to imposing strong sanctions on Russia for its attack on Ukraine.
The G7 members, comprising Japan, the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and the EU, pledged in May to restrict exports to Russia that could fund its war effort.
Wednesday’s meeting comes a day after Zelenskyy canceled an appearance with US senators.
US support for Ukraine is showing signs of waning, despite US President Joe Biden’s push to have an emergency aid package approved, with around $60 billion for Kyiv.
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