The world’s top industrialised nations’ leaders will hold video talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for the German government, which is acting as G7 chair.

“The German chancellor (Olaf Scholz) will hold the third video conference since the start of the year with his G7 partners,” Christiane Hoffmann told reporters on Friday, saying that May 8 is a “historic date marking the end of World War II in Europe.”

“It will cover current issues, particularly the situation in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky will take part and report on the current situation in his country.”

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was “open” to slapping more sanctions on Russia and that he would address the matter with G7 allies in the coming days.

“We’re always open to additional sanctions,” Biden said soon after the European Union announced plans to restrict Russian oil imports and implement other fresh sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

“I’ll be speaking to members of the G7 this week about what we’re going to do or not,” Biden told reporters.

The Group of Seven is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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