Before his departure to the G7 in Japan, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky accused several Arab leaders of "turning a blind eye" to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On Friday, the Ukrainian president made the remarks while visiting an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, only Syria has openly endorsed Russia's incursion among Arab League members. Others have attempted to keep good relations with Moscow.
But some states must reflect on their ties with Russia, Mr. Zelensky said.
"Unfortunately, there are some in the world and here among you who turn a blind eye to those [prisoner of war] cages and illegal annexations," said Mr. Zelensky.
Mr. Zelensky also informed the assembled leaders in Jeddah that his country was defending itself against colonisers and imperialists, attempting to recall the Arab world's own history of invasion and occupation.
Saudi Arabia has walked a fine line in the conflict, supporting a UN resolution calling for Russia to withdraw its troops and pledging $400 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine while resisting imposing sanctions on Russia, preferring to see itself as neutral in the conflict.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reiterated Saudi Arabia's willingness to mediate between Moscow and Kiev in order to resolve the conflict at the summit.
Syria, however, has just recently been readmitted to the Arab League; its leader, Bashar al-Assad, told the summit that the region now had a historic opportunity to restructure itself without international meddling.
Japan announced on Saturday morning that the Ukrainian president will travel from Saudi Arabia to the G7 conference on Sunday. According to officials, he will attend the summit's leaders' session as well as a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Earlier, Mr Zelensky's office told Ukrainian media that he will meet with US President Joe Biden "in the next few days" in Japan.
On Friday, the Ukrainian president made the remarks while visiting an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, only Syria has openly endorsed Russia's incursion among Arab League members. Others have attempted to keep good relations with Moscow.
But some states must reflect on their ties with Russia, Mr. Zelensky said.
"Unfortunately, there are some in the world and here among you who turn a blind eye to those [prisoner of war] cages and illegal annexations," said Mr. Zelensky.
Mr. Zelensky also informed the assembled leaders in Jeddah that his country was defending itself against colonisers and imperialists, attempting to recall the Arab world's own history of invasion and occupation.
Saudi Arabia has walked a fine line in the conflict, supporting a UN resolution calling for Russia to withdraw its troops and pledging $400 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine while resisting imposing sanctions on Russia, preferring to see itself as neutral in the conflict.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reiterated Saudi Arabia's willingness to mediate between Moscow and Kiev in order to resolve the conflict at the summit.
Syria, however, has just recently been readmitted to the Arab League; its leader, Bashar al-Assad, told the summit that the region now had a historic opportunity to restructure itself without international meddling.
Japan announced on Saturday morning that the Ukrainian president will travel from Saudi Arabia to the G7 conference on Sunday. According to officials, he will attend the summit's leaders' session as well as a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Earlier, Mr Zelensky's office told Ukrainian media that he will meet with US President Joe Biden "in the next few days" in Japan.
