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Zelenskyy expected to attend G-7 summit as leaders agree to new sanctions on Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with the group of seven leading industrial nations' meeting in Japan this weekend, as member states intensify sanctions on Russia.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears on screen to speak at the opening of the 4th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe on May 16, 2023. Ukraine announced on Friday that Zelenskyy will travel to Japan this weekend to attend the Group of Seven leading industrial nations' summit.

KYIV, Ukraine and HIROSHIMA, Japan — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to personally attend the group of seven leading industrial nations' meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, this weekend, as member states intensify sanctions on Russia.

Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, told Ukraine's ICTV on Friday that important decisions

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