🇺🇦🇯🇵🛬 — 📰 The Washington Post: Ukraine’s President Zelensky to attend G-7 summit in Japan in person
— "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to attend the Group of Seven nations summit in person, significantly amplifying his warnings about Russia’s potential to escalate the war in Ukraine by visiting Hiroshima, the site of nuclear destruction in World War II.

Zelensky, who has displayed a knack for understanding symbolism and capturing the world’s attention, has been pressing for more Western support for planes and military equipment, and earned new commitments for billions of dollars in additional military support during his recent trips to Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom — all G-7 members."

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🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵 — 🇺🇸 US President Joe Biden on Twitter:
— "Last year in Japan, Prime Minister Kishida said to me: “We are two nations that share fundamental values.”

I couldn’t agree with him more.

These shared Democratic values are the source of our strength, our Alliance, and our ability to deliver for all our people."

🔗 President Biden (@POTUS)

🇬🇧❌🇷🇺 — 📰 British Media, Sky News on Twitter:

— "Sky's Beth Rigby sits down with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of this week's G7 summit in Hiroshima.

Mr Sunak tells Sky News he will still be PM after the next general election and has a "straightforward message" for Putin, "we're not going away""

🔗 Sky News (@SkyNews)

🇬🇧❌🇷🇺 — 📰 British Media, Sky News on Twitter:
— ""What's you message to Putin?"

Sky's Beth Rigby speaks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of this week's G7 summit in Hiroshima - where he will announce a ban on Russian diamond imports

🔗 Sky News (@SkyNews)

🇬🇧❌🇷🇺 — 📰 Sky News: Rishi Sunak announces ban at G7 on Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel

— "Rishi Sunak will announce a ban on Russian diamonds coming to Britain as the prime minister and other G7 leaders step up sanctions against Vladimir Putin.

The diamond ban is part of a wider package of sanctions as the prime minister and allies use the annual G7 summit in Tokyo to redouble support for Ukraine.

Sanctions will also extend to imports of Russian-origin copper, aluminium and nickel - as well as the freeze on the $4bn (£3.2bn) diamond export market."

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🇫🇷🤝🇯🇵 — 🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron on Twitter:

— "In Japan for the G7 Summit.

For the victory of Ukraine and the return of peace based on law.

For the solidarity we owe to the populations who struggle against poverty.

To set an example and support our partners who are committed to the planet."

🔗 Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron)

🇩🇪🤝🇯🇵 — 📰 NHK News: Japan, Germany agree to step up cooperation with Global South

— "The leaders of Japan and Germany have agreed to work together to boost cooperation with emerging and developing nations collectively known as the Global South.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Chancellor Olaf Scholz held talks in Hiroshima City on Friday morning, ahead of the opening of the G7 summit.

Kishida said he hopes to lead G7 discussions on maintaining and strengthening a free and open international order based on the rule of law."

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🇯🇵🌼📹 — 📰 Japanese Media, NHK News on Twitter:
— "Volunteers in Hiroshima planted over 10,000 marigolds in the shape of "G7" to welcome visiting leaders and delegates. Each flower represents someone killed by the atomic bomb dropped on the city."

🔗 NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News)

🇯🇵🌼📹 — 📰 Japanese Media, NHK News on Twitter:
— "The G7 Hiroshima Summit opened on the 19th. After visiting the Atomic Bomb Museum, the leaders of the G7 countries laid wreaths at the Atomic Bomb Cenotaph in Peace Park in Hiroshima City."

🔗 NHKニュース (@nhk_news)

🇯🇵🔥📹 — 📰 British Media, Sky News on Twitter:
— "Hundreds of protestors gathered in the Japanese city of Hiroshima to protest against the upcoming G7 summit.

They gathered at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park carrying banners reading "no G7.""

🔗 Sky News (@SkyNews)