Zelenskiy’s G7 visit sends ‘incredibly powerful message’ to Russia, says Sunak

World leaders of the G7 countries pose for a group photograph at the summit in Hiroshima. Photograph: Jacques Witt/SIPA/Shutterstock

Rishi Sunak said Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s appearance at the G7 summit in Japan sent an “incredibly powerful message” to Russia that western leaders are behind him, as the UK indicated it would start training Ukrainian fighter pilots to fly F-16s within the next couple of months.

The Ukrainian president arrived in Hiroshima on a French government plane on Saturday to discuss greater military support from the US and other G7 countries as his forces prepare for a huge counteroffensive in the war with Russia.