 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Jeddah on Friday to attend an Arab League summit, where Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, heavily backed by Russia in his country's civil war, will also be present now, but his regional isolation ended. Zelensky arrived on a French government plane. He is also due to attend the G7 Leaders Summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima this weekend. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a significant role and we are ready to take our cooperation to a new level, he tweeted shortly after arrival. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has mediated in the Russia-Ukraine conflict before. Last year, Prince Mohammed won a diplomatic triumph when he secured the release of 10 foreigners captured by Russia in Ukraine. The move was apparently made possible by his close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.