G-7 Latest: Indian Leader Modi Set to Meet Zelenskiy in Japan
The Atomic Bomb Dome at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 18.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/BloombergGroup of Seven leaders discussed ways to ratchet up pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to attend the summit in Japan, one of his highest profile trips abroad yet to raise global support.
The leaders of the seven powerful democracies started their meeting in Hiroshima by touring a museum and peace park built on the site that was ground zero for the first nuclear attack 78 years ago. The visit was steeped in symbolism given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s periodic threats to use atomic weapons in Ukraine.