Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend a virtual G7 summit

The White House announced Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join President Biden and G7 leaders for a virtual summit on Sunday morning, amid Russia’s months-long conflict with Ukraine. The virtual summit will headed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

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The United States, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom make up the G7. The organization used to known as the G8, and it included Russia. Which kicked out of the group of top nations after annexing Crimea in 2014.

Biden, Zelenskyy, and the G7 leaders are expect to talk about “the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine”. As well as its “global impact.”

The leaders will express “support for Ukraine and Ukraine’s future”. According to Psaki, as well as “continuing G7 unity.”

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Psaki also stated that the leaders will discuss how to build on “our unprecedented sanctions to impose severe costs” for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. As well as options for sanctioning additional individuals and companies while ensuring that steps are in place to “prevent companies or others from evading the sanctions we put in place.”

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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The US and its European allies and partners have placed “severe” sanctions on Russia. The US, Canada, and several European allies slapped sanctions on Russia in February. Russian banks withdrawn from the SWIFT messaging system.

The measure would “guarantee that these institutions are remove from the international financial system and impair their capacity to function worldwide,” according to the US and its partners.