The trip was the first to the Asia-Pacific for the wartime president since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 15 months ago. theSun theSundaily Zelensky Macron France Ukraine G7Summit
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meets France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 20, 2023. AFPPIX: When Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Hiroshima on Saturday to meet G7 leaders, the Ukrainian president arrived on a French government plane -- a move Paris sees as a key diplomatic success.
A week ago, when Macron hosted his Ukrainian counterpart for dinner at the Elysee Palace, the idea of Zelensky attending the summit of his main Western allies was already under discussion, said a Macron adviser, but the logistics had yet to be figured out.“They asked us on Wednesday if we could transport them on Thursday. We said yes,“ said the French presidential official, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.
When greeting Zelensky in a large hotel in Hiroshima, Macron expressed hope the meetings on the sidelines of the summit will offer Kyiv a “a unique opportunity.”Zelensky assured Macron that he had already received “very positive signals” from Arab countries the day before. And the Elysee says Lula also plans to meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Hiroshima, though Brasilia has not confirmed that.
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