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Japan To Give Ukraine $5.5 Billion, Host Online G7 Summit With Zelenskiy


Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (file photo)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (file photo)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a new $5.5 billion financial aid package for Ukraine and will mark the first anniversary of the war on February 24 by hosting an online Group of Seven summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Kishida, speaking at a global forum in Tokyo organized by a Japanese think tank, said Ukraine still suffers under the Russian invasion and its people need help to rebuild their daily lives and infrastructure that's been badly damaged by Russian attacks. To read the original story from AP, click here.

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