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Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets leading foreign heads of state and government at the G7 summit
Upon arriving in Japan this morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will meet the first heads of state and government to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima. Among them British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
10:33
France plans to order 130 tanks to replace tanks sold to Ukraine
The Ministry of Armed Forces plans to order 130 additional armored vehicles – 38 Jaguars and 92 Griffons – for Replace the AMX-10 light tanks and forward armored vehicles (VAB) ceded to Ukraine..
France has donated dozens of AMX-10 armored vehicles, cannon-equipped reconnaissance vehicles and VAB troop carriers since January — the country won’t give an exact number.
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10:06
Russia bans 500 Americans, including Barack Obama, from entering its territory
Russia announced on Friday that it is banning 500 Americans, including former President Barack Obama, from entering its territory in retaliation for sanctions imposed by Washington on the country.
“In response to the anti-Russian sanctions regularly imposed by the Biden administration (…), 500 Americans are barred from entering the Russian Federation,” the State Department said, specifying that Barack Obama was on that list.
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10:00 a.m
Denmark will train Ukrainian F-16 pilots after US gives green light
Denmark will help train Ukrainian pilots on the US-made F-16 fighter jet after the Danish defense minister announced US support and “positive” stance on Friday.
The Scandinavian country, which is in the process of replacing its F-16 fleet with F-35s, will now be able “to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s as well,” Acting Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said .
9:52
G7 announce new sanctions against Russia
In a joint statement following a meeting on Ukraine on Friday, the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada announced measures to “deprive Russia of G7 technologies, industrial equipment and services that support the G7 “. his war effort”.
The United Kingdom and the European Union, which is taking part in G7 talks, had previously announced restrictions on their imports of Russian diamonds, which bring in billions of dollars for Moscow every year.
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9:45
Zelenskyy welcomes the “historic” US decision to allow deliveries of F-16 fighter jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday welcomed US President Joe Biden’s “historic” decision to declare this ready to allow other countries to supply Ukraine with the fighter jets it needsUS-made F-16.
“This will help our Air Force tremendously,” he wrote on Twitter.
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9:35
Joe Biden says he can’t wait to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy at G7 summit
US President Joe Biden says he looks forward to meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in Japan this weekend.
The President of the United States “looks forward to the opportunity to meet him in person,” said his national security adviser Jake Sullivan, confirming a planned meeting between the two heads of state in Hiroshima.
9:23
G7 urge China to “pressure Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine”.
G7 leaders in Hiroshima on Saturday called on China to “put pressure on Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine,” while claiming they want “constructive and stable” relations with Beijing.
“We stand ready to build constructive and stable relations with China,” the leaders of the seven most industrialized democracies, including the United States, Japan and France, said in their statement.
These countries emphasize “the importance of an open dialogue” with the Chinese authorities. In doing so, they reaffirm their “resistance” to any Chinese “militarization” in the Asia-Pacific region.
9:18
Ukraine claims it repelled a “new massive drone attack” on Kiev overnight
Kiev’s civil-military administration said on Saturday it had completely repelled a new Russian drone attack on the capital that was targeted overnight, but debris had fallen on Kiev, with no casualties as of this writing.
“Last night the attacker carried out another massive drone attack,” Kyiv’s head of civil and military administration Serhii Popko wrote on Telegram.
“All detected air targets were shot down by the city’s air defenses,” he said, adding that according to preliminary information, Shahed-type drones are in action.
9:16
Zelenskyy says G7 summit will bring peace “closer”.
Shortly after arriving on Japanese soil, the Ukrainian president praised the upcoming G7 summit and tweeted that the summit would bring peace “closer”.
“Japan. G7. Important meetings with partners and friends of Ukraine. Increased security and collaboration for our victory. Today, peace will come closer,” he said.
9:14
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Hiroshima
As we have learned from diplomatic sources, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima, Japan, on Saturday to attend the G7 summit, which runs until Sunday.
The French Republic plane, which was transporting it from Saudi Arabia, where it stopped on Friday, landed at the Japanese city’s airport and the red carpet was rolled out for the departure.
9:13
Hello everyone!
Welcome to this post devoted to the news of the war in Ukraine this Saturday, May 20, and dedicated to Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to Japan.