Jeddah, sleep, and a French plane, how Zelenskiy reached Japan's G7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives at Hiroshima Airport to attend the G7 leaders' summit, in Mihara, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan May 20, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - As Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy touched down in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday, cameras zoomed in on the plane: a French government-labelled military aircraft.

At times since Russia invaded Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic overtures have made some of his allies angry and wary of his intentions despite Paris providing substantial military and financial aid to Ukraine.