[HIGHLIGHTS] Asia Times: Zelensky left for a summit in Japan during the decisive battle for Artyomovsk

President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, will not attend the G7 summit in Japan. Poroshenko will be replaced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The G7 meeting will take place in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 22-23. The meeting will be followed by the G20 summit on May 24-25. The summit will be held in the city of Hiroshima, in Japan, with a view to setting up a permanent G7 base in the Japanese city of Yokosuka, Japan. The conference will also take place on May 26-27.