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first, the g7, where seven of the world s most advanced economies are meeting injapan with america signalling it s willingness to back the supply of f 16 fighterjets, and the training of ukrainian pilots, in the war with russia. meanwhile moscow s closest ally in the middle east, syria s bashar al assad, received a warm welcome at a summit of arab leaders in saudi arabia, after years of international isolation. during syria s bloody civil war, it was only massive russian military support, that allowed assad, condemned by many as a war criminal, to cling onto power. the summit was also attented by the ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, who is due tojoin the g7 group in hiroshima on sunday, where it s expected he ll address leaders and hold a meeting with us presidentjoe biden. details on that later in the programme, but first, the news of more military support for ukraine just a few hours ago, us national security advisor jake sullivan spoke about the us f16jets plan. jus
live from washington. this is bbc news, welcome to viewers on pbs in america the ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, is to meet g7 world leaders in person at the hiroshima summit this sunday. the confirmation of the visit follows the us saying it will provide training for ukrainians to pilot f16 fighterjets. and negotiations continue at the us capitol in hopes of democrats and republicans striking a deal to avert a debt default. hello i m sumi somaskanda two major international summits today, over 8,000 kilometers apart, with the war in ukraine casting a shadow over both.