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While it “wouldn’t be fair” to compare Hiroshima to what is happening in his country, Ukraine’s president said the city’s atomic bomb museum offered grim echoes of fresh devastation.

The Ukrainian leader sat down for “important meetings” with world leaders following his arrival in Japan, bolstered by President Biden’s decision to open a path for his country to get fighter jets.

He landed on Saturday and was expected to address world leaders on Sunday, strengthened by a U.S. move to let Ukrainian pilots train on the American-made F-16 fighter jets.

The Ukrainian president is trying to secure more military aid as Kyiv prepares for a counteroffensive against Russia.

The Ukrainian president’s attendance at the meeting comes after President Biden opened the door to other nations training Ukrainian pilots and sending their F-16s to Kyiv.

Addressing an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged Arab nations to stand with him against Russia and called out their reluctance to take sides in the war.

The Ukrainian leader was later expected to attend a G7 meeting in Japan, where leaders are poised to unveil new measures meant to choke off military technology to Russia.

The Ukrainian leader’s expected appearance at the G7 in Japan would come after a visit to Saudi Arabia, where he arrived on Friday for talks with Arab leaders.

The Ukrainian president’s trip on Monday comes after a whirlwind trip through Europe’s capitals over the weekend that included meetings with allies in Rome, Berlin and Paris.