Joe Biden last night declared Vladimir Putin “will not break our resolve” in helping Ukraine.
The US President told fellow leaders at the G7 summit “together we have Ukraine’s back and I promise we’re not going anywhere”.
He added the gathering in Hiroshima, Japan, had reaffirmed the nations’ commitment to stand with Ukrainians “as they defend themselves against Russia’s brutal war of aggression and the war crimes being committed”.
Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Mr Biden and his fellow leaders at the forum yesterday after meeting Indian PM Narendra Modi, who has maintained neutrality over the Russian invasion.
Rishi Sunak said the Ukrainian President’s visit had “historic significance”, as he hailed a “real breakthrough” on arming Ukraine with advanced fighter jets.
Mr Zelensky’s presence at the summit sends a “powerful message” to Putin, the Prime Minister added.
Mr Sunak vowed: “We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes, because their security is our security.
“We must and we will show that violent territorial aggression does not reap rewards. There could be no more fitting place to discuss the urgent need for peace than Hiroshima.”
Mr Sunak said he had been deeply moved by a visit to the Genbaku Dome, the city’s memorial to its atomic bombing by the US.
Mr Zelensky later clarified he had been misquoted when suggesting the eastern city of Bakhmut had fallen to the enemy.
He said: “Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today. There are no two or three interpretations of those words.”
