Ukraine's Zelenskyy to join G7 leaders video summit on Dec. 6

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join a video summit on December 6 with the leaders of the G7 that will also cover the situation in the Middle East, according to The Economic Times.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida "will host the G7 TV summit. In the meeting, in addition to the G7 leaders, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy will join the first part," government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.

He added that Kishida and the other leaders from the grouping of advanced economies including US President Joe Biden will "discuss important issues for the international community such as the Ukraine situation, the Middle East situation and AI".

Zelenskyy unexpectedly cancelled a videolink appearance with US senators on December 5 in which he was to have appealed for continued funding.