Relevant sources from the Japanese government revealed that Japan, as the rotating presidency of the G7 this year, hopes to hold the G7 online summit on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pictured) is also considering inviting Ukrainian President Zelens base to participate in the summit.

(Bloomberg)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Relevant sources in the Japanese government revealed that Japan, as the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven Industrial Countries (G7) this year, hopes to hold the G7 online summit on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the summit is also being considered.

According to comprehensive media reports, this is the first time that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presides over the G7 summit. The source pointed out that in view of the speculation that Russia will launch a large-scale attack on Ukraine again in the spring, the focus of the online summit will be on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The stand of seven countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States is united.

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The report also pointed out that in addition to reaffirming the cooperation between the G7 and the EU in supporting Ukraine, the summit condemned Russia's "inhumane and barbaric" atrocities of attacking Ukraine's infrastructure, such as energy and water supply facilities, and it is expected to discuss the promotion of private groups in various countries. To support Ukraine's countermeasures.

In addition, the G7 will also focus on how to stabilize the global energy market. It is reported that the U.S. ally Australia has imposed a price cap on Russian crude oil since December last year to squeeze Russia’s main source of income and as an economic punishment for its “invasion of Ukraine” .

Kishida plans to propose a "vision of a world without nuclear weapons" amid concerns that Russia could use nuclear weapons against Ukraine in a war, according to reports.

Kishida Fumio also said that if conditions permit, he hopes to invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to also attend the summit online.

Among the G7 countries, the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany and Italy have visited Ukraine since the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Last December, U.S. President Joe Biden also met with Zelensky in Washington.

However, some Japanese officials admitted frankly that the relationship between Japan and Russia has deteriorated sharply in the past year. Due to security considerations, it may be difficult to arrange Fumio Kishida's visit to Ukraine.