Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday before traveling to a G7 summit in Japan over the weekend. The Ukrainian leader is seeking to drum up international support for his country as Kyiv prepares to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian forces. “Beginning my first-ever visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to enhance bilateral relations and Ukraine’s ties with the Arab world,” Zelensky tweeted Friday. He added that a “peace formula” and “energy cooperation” were on his agenda. The Ukrainian president will travel on to Hiroshima this weekend for the G7 meeting, which comes after a joint statement from the groups’ leaders said they would support Kyiv for “as long as it takes.”
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