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HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine.

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HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine.

Zelenskyy is expected to arrive in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic attack in western Japan, later Saturday.

He will join leaders of the G7 wealthy nations at a session on Ukraine on Sunday. He was originally scheduled to join a session online on Friday, but that plan changed after Zelenskyy expressed a “strong wish” to participate in person, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

FILE - In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, is greeted by Prince Badr Bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, right, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. Japan’s government officially announced Saturday that Zelenskyy is visiting Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine on Sunday. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)
FILE - In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, is greeted by Prince Badr Bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, right, upon his arrival at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. Japan’s government officially announced Saturday that Zelenskyy is visiting Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine on Sunday. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

Japan had earlier refused to confirm Zelenskyy’s visit and insisted until late Friday night that he would only participate online.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold talks with Zelenskyy during his Hiroshima visit, the ministry statement said.

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