G7 Summit issued a joint statement on Ukraine, will President Zelensky attend the Conference in person?

On May 19, the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, issued a joint statement on Ukraine, while it was reported that the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky would attend the Conference in person.

Thượng đỉnh G7 ra tuyên bố chung về Ukraine, Tổng thống Zelensky sẽ trực tiếp đến tham gia Hội nghị? (Nguồn: The New York Times)

Western media reported that Ukrainian President Zelensky will go directly to Japan to attend the G7 Summit. (Source: The New York Times)

In a joint statement, G7 leaders said they would continue to fulfill their commitment to providing financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic assistance at Ukraine's request for as long as necessary.

The G7 countries will also impose further sanctions to hold Russia and those who support Moscow's military campaign accountable.

In addition, G7 leaders declared that peace cannot be achieved without Russia's complete and unconditional withdrawal of troops and military equipment from Ukraine, which is a necessary condition for peace.

Hours earlier, the US and its G7 allies also announced new sanctions targeting Russia's diamond industry, as well as Russian entities involved in the conflict in Ukraine.

Moscow has not yet commented on the G7 joint statement regarding the conflict in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, on the same day, AFP and Bloomberg , citing diplomatic sources, reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will directly attend this G7 Summit.

Up to now, the specific schedule of Mr. Zelensky's trip has not been announced.

If it takes place, this will be Mr. Zelensky's first trip to Asia since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, allowing him to meet important allies such as US President Joe Biden and leaders of influential countries participating in the non-aligned movement such as Brazil and India.

According to the previous program, President Zelensky was initially invited to speak online at the G7 Summit at the session on May 21.

Previously on May 18, the Japanese government confirmed that Ukrainian President Zelensky will attend this G7 Conference online on May 21.

In early May, Mr. Zelensky also visited a series of key European Union (EU) countries, including the UK, France and Germany, to urge these countries to increase aid to Ukraine.

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