Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Hiroshima, Japan today, in order to participate in the work of the Summit of the Group of Seven (G7) most developed industrialized countries, which is being held today and tomorrow, Sunday.

The plane of the French Republic that carried him to Hiroshima from Saudi Arabia, where he had gone yesterday, Friday, landed at the airport of the Japanese city and a red carpet had been laid for his descent, AFP journalists found.

Japan, which chairs the G7 this year, announced earlier today that Zelensky was to attend the summit in person, which is being held in the world’s first city to be hit with a nuclear bomb, at a time when nuclear threats from the Russian president Vladimir Putin has upset the West.

In a message on Twitter, Zelensky announced his arrival in Hiroshima for “important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine.” “Security and expanded cooperation for our victory. Peace will come closer today,” the Ukrainian president added

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