week of diplomacy. the ukrainian president expected to arrive at the g 7 summit soon and made a push to secure more military aid for his country s fight against russia. and biden in japan says he s not worried as he con fronts a crisis at home. debt ceiling talks stalling out even as the talks settle down with less than two weeks before the government could run out of money to pay its bills. plus, my conversation with the european president as day two of the g 7 summit gets underway. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. welcome. world leaders at the g 7 summit in japan are tackling china s growing global influence and russia s war on ukraine. while a topic not officially on the agenda also looms large. allies keep asking u.s. president joe biden about the debt crisis back home. talks are stalled, and the white house accuses republicans of pushing the country to the brink of defaulting on it debts. meantime, as ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is
in-person meeting with g7 leaders as the u.s. plans to announce more military aid to the country worth hundreds of millions of dollars. on again, off again as talks to extend the united states debt ceiling start and stop, the hope of a deal happening this weekend becomes dimmer. and syrian president bashar al assad welcomed at the arab league summit after a 12-year suspension. i ll talk to an expert on how he s being received. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy touched down in hiroshima, japan, just moments ago to take part in the g7 summit. it s the latest stop on his whirlwind diplomatic tour to boost support ahead of his country s expected counteroffensive against russian forces. cnn white house reporter kevin liptak joins me now live from hiroshima, japan. well, arguably the guest of honor has touched down. what kind of reception will he get? reporter: yeah, we did see him land here
here s what she had to say about the war in ukraine. we re now well over a year into russia s war in ukraine. how do you see the eu s role right now, and do you see a path to peace? the european union is a strong supporter of ukraine s fight for independence, and the restoring of its territorial integrity and the sovereignty because it is a just cause they are fighting for. therefore, we support them financially, up to 68 billion euros so far. of course with military capabilities, but also we support them to hold, for example, russia accountable by sanctions. we have issued now ten sanctions packages. but you are also asking for where does this lead to? we are working very hard together with ukraine for just peace. this is our goal. and therefore we are supporting
in-person appearance at the summit son sunday. the european commissioner president joins me now from japan. madam president, thank you so much for joining us from the g 7 summit in hiroshima. welcome. we re now well over a year into russia s war in ukraine. how do you see the eu s role right now, and do you see a path to peace? the european union is a strong supporter of ukraine s fight for independent and the restoring of its territory, integrity, and the serenity because it is the just cause they are fighting for. therefore, we support them financially, up to 68 billion euros so far. of course with military capabilities, but also we support them to hold, for example, russia accountable by sanctions. we have issued now ten sanctions packages. but you are also asking for where does this lead to.