Ukraine's president arrived in a dramatic last-minute visit to the G-7 summit as President Biden sought to mobilize allies against a rising China's economic power.
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived here Saturday for a dramatic last-minute visit to the Group of Seven economic summit as President Biden sought to mobilize allies against a rising China’s growing political, military and economic power.Zelensky’s trip, which only became public a day before, immediately overshadowed the leaders’ efforts to focus public attention on issues beyond Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky, continuing his flurry of international travel in recent days, arrived on a French government plane after visiting Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, to speak at an Arab League meeting. His visit to Hiroshima, the site of nuclear destruction in World War II, came as he warned against modern-day nuclear threats by Russia.after he landed in Hiroshima. “Security and enhanced cooperation for our victory. Peace will become closer today.
after telling reporters during the trip that Europe should not get “caught up in crises that are not ours” in reference to concerns about China’s activity around Taiwan.Sullivan, however, downplayed any concerns about fissures in the alliance over China. He said Biden and Macron had “a very good, constructive conversation” after the French president’s trip and maintained the communiqué’s language on China should come as no surprise.
on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia and deputized their staff to work together on a range of issues.
As a part of an effort to counter the influence of China and Russia, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sought to appeal to emerging and developing nations with deepening economic and security ties to Beijing and Moscow. China has invested heavily into its trade relations and infrastructure projects with South American and African countries and Russia’s military and political influence is growing rapidly throughout Africa.
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