Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Hiroshima for G7 summit
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Japan comes just hours after the U.S. agreed to allow Ukrainian troops to train on American-made fighter jets.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Japan comes just hours after the U.S. agreed to allow Ukrainian troops to train on American-made fighter jets.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce a $375 million aid package to Ukraine while attending the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. He is also expected to have multiple meetings with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Elizabeth Palmer is in Japan with the latest.
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President Obama confronted history this weekend with a trip to Hiroshima, timed with the 71st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb drop. White House officials insisted this was no "apology tour," while the president justified U.S. actions in World War II as a "necessary evil." CBS News Correspondent Margaret Brennan reports from Hiroshima, Japan.
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