Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to arrive in Japan on Saturday for a surprise appearance at the G7 summit, where he will meet with his American counterpart Joe Biden, who has cleared the way for the future delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine. Zelensky is due to land in Hiroshima on Saturday, a diplomatic source told AFP. He will take part in meetings on Sunday with the leaders of the G7 and other countries invited to the summit.

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 451, LIVETEXT:

08:44New mass attack of “Shakhed” drones on Kyiv: “All shot down”

07:47Russia wants to use the Arctic route to compensate for the oil embargo

01:50Medvedev boasts that Russia has recruited almost 120,000 soldiers this year

01:24VIDEO Strong explosions in Russian-occupied Mariupol. The Ukrainians claim that the base, where 150 enemy soldiers were located, was hit

00:39Denmark will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 aircraft after the American green wave

A brief summary of recent events:

• On Friday, Zelenskyy welcomed the “historic” decision of US President Joe Biden, who declared his readiness to provide Ukraine with the American-made F-16 fighter jets it is asking for.
• Volkswagen has completed the sale of its Kaluga plant in Russia and its local subsidiary, the German automaker announced on Thursday, after months of wrangling with Moscow authorities over the deal.
• Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina refused to shake hands with her Russian opponent after winning the semifinals of the Rome Masters in Italy on Friday.
• Erdogan says he is not yet ready to support Sweden joining NATO and welcomes the “special relationship” he has with Vladimir Putin.
• Wagner’s group is trying to hide its attempts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine with the help of third countries
• Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan was declared wanted by Russia.
• Hungary again warns about the problem of Hungarians in Transcarpathia: “It is unthinkable that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union.”
• The ‘new normal’: A nuclear strategy expert explains how the mindset of ordinary Russians has changed regarding the use of the country’s arsenal.
• Who is Evgeny Roizman, one of Putin’s last opponents? The former mayor of Yekaterinburg faces five years in prison for “discrediting the armed forces.”
• The Chisinau authorities are conducting an intensive campaign to mobilize people to the “European Moldova” Assembly, convened on Sunday at the Great National Assembly Square.
• “The Russians won’t like it, they won’t like it at all.” Where is the second Ukrainian Patriot system and the connection with the black day of Russian aviation.

——————-

• The events of Friday, the 451st day of Russian aggression, were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro