Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to attend a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday on his way to Japan for the Group of Seven meeting, according to people familiar with the plans.
(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to attend a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday on his way to Japan for the Group of Seven meeting, according to people familiar with the plans.
“Very important things will be approved” at the G-7 meetings in Hiroshima, Japan, “that’s why our President’s attendance is absolutely necessary,” Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said on Ukrainian TV.
G-7 nations have decided against imposing a near-outright ban on exports to Russia and will widen existing restrictions, people familiar with the matter said. The aim is to restrict items critical to Moscow’s war.
Ukraine intercepted 16 drones and three missiles overnight, in the 10th attack on the capital this month. Cities across the country were also targeted, including Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv and the western city of Lviv, which was hit for the first time since February.
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