Volodymyr Zelensky, the head of state of Ukraine, spoke with Narendra Modi, the P.M. of India and was scheduled to meet with the several representative leaders of the Global South in a Group of Seven (G7) summit to increase support for his nation in its conflict with Russia.
The three-day G7 summit in the Japan’s prime city of Hiroshima has officially adopted more penalties against Russia and countermeasures to what it dubbed China’s economic pressure, angering Moscow and prompting Beijing to lodge a grievance with the event’s host nation Japan.
Zelensky was welcomed cordially by G7 leaders after his arrival in from an Arab League gathering on a French government jet. He spoke with Modi during one of a series of discussions with non-aligned nations present.
He posted on the Telegram messaging app that he had urged India to take part in Ukraine’s peace plan and that the two had talked about the country’s requirements for mobile clinics and the clearance of land mines.
A picture of the two shaking hands was shared on Twitter by Modi, who had earlier informed Zelensky that India was prepared to continue providing humanitarian aid to the citizens of Ukraine and that it supported “dialogue and negotiation” as a means of achieving peace.
Modi has not distanced himself from Russia; his nation, together with Brazil and China, makes up the supposed BRIC group.
By enabling Russia to continue receiving energy money, its oil transactions with Russia are viewed as undercutting Western sanctions.
India’s foreign secretary and representative Vinay Kwatra, said there was no discussion of India’s gasoline imports from Russia during the meeting on Saturday.
When it purchases Russian oil, New Delhi claims to be protecting its own interests.
Reporters were informed by a French presidential insider that Zelensky would also interact with Brazil’s figurine Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the city of Hiroshima.
Zelensky needed to attend both the Hiroshima meeting and the Arab League gathering in person in order to present Ukraine’s position on how the conflict with Russia should be resolved.
European officials emphasised this.
The difficulties created by Russia’s assault on Ukraine and concerns with China, especially the self-governing island of Taiwan that Beijing regards as its own, are being addressed by the G7 countries, which include the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, France, Canada, and Italy.
The leaders vowed additional military assistance and unveiled fresh economic sanctions against Russia on Friday.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden, the vice president of the United States, supported the training of Ukrainian pilot to operate the F-16 fighter jets.
Concerned by the disproportionate role China is currently playing in supply chains spanning from semiconductors to essential minerals, the G7 released a declaration that outlined a shared approach for dealing with China going forward.
They sent a message to Beijing over actions they claim amount to financial bullying by warning that countries trying to use trade as an instrument of warfare would face repercussions.
Sergei Lavrov, who is the present foreign minister of Russia, claimed on Saturday that the G7’s actions demonstrated their commitment to what he termed the dual blockade of China and Russia.
The goal was clearly stated: to take out Russia from the equation and then remove it as a geopolitical rival, according to Lavrov.
A communiqué from the Chinese foreign ministry criticised the G7 of meddling in its internal matters, particularly Taiwan.
It claimed to have made strong appeals to Japan, the summit’s host country.
The G7 has to be reminded that the era of Western nations conspiring to control the world is finished, the Chinese embassy in Japan declared in a statement released later in the day.
The goal of the summit is to bring the wealthy democracies of the world to agreement on a variety of economic and political matters.
