Ukrainian president arrives in Japan for G7 summit

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has arrived in Japan to attend a Group of Seven (G7) summit taking place in the city of Hiroshima.

Judging by footage from the summit’s press center, Zelensky arrived on a French government plane.

According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the Ukrainian president was initially expected to attend the summit online but "expressed a strong wish" to participate in person.