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(Trends Wide) — Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Hiroshima, Japan on Sunday to emphasize US support for Ukraine as top US officials announce a unified Group of Seven summit.
“We expect the president to have a bilateral meeting with Chairman Zelensky,” a senior administration official told reporters, adding that the meeting will be “a little after 2 p.m. local time (1:00 a.m. ET).” .
Biden, the official said, “will continue to reiterate America’s strong and steadfast support for Ukraine going forward.”
The official pointed to a “powerful statement of unity” by the G7 countries opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at this week’s summit, including sanctions and the announcement of a joint effort to train Ukrainian F-jet pilots. 16, noting that those efforts were “spearheaded” by Jake Sullivan on the American side.
Asked about the possibility of China playing a role in ending Russia’s war, the official said the United States hopes Chinese President Xi Jinping sees this week’s summit as a sign of “resolved ”.
“We would hope that President Xi and the PRC (People’s Republic of China) take away from what they have been seeing here … that there is a strong determination to continue supporting Ukraine, as the G7 continues to say, for as long as it is needed, and that China could play a significant role in helping to end this war,” the official said.
Biden is also expected to have a trilateral meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday afternoon local time. The official called relations a “priority” for Biden. The leaders will discuss security, economy and other topics.
