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Ukraine and Germany called the meeting following the wave of deadly Russian missile strikes against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday.
The office of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed the G7 will start talks via video link. Scholz is the current G7 president under its rotating leadership.
Zelenskyy said on Twitter that he would address the meeting.
“My speech is scheduled, in which I’ll tell about the terrorist attacks by (the Russian Federation),” he wrote.
The group is currently working to finalise and implement an international cap on the price of Russian oil, which will further damage the Kremlin’s revenue stream.
The G7 consists of the seven leaders from some of the world’s largest economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Russia was indefinitely suspended from the group — then the G8 — in 2014 after its illegal annexation of Crimea.
US President Joe Biden spoke with Zelenskyy on Monday to condemn Russia’s recent missile strikes and pledge continued US security assistance, including advanced air defence systems, the White House said.
“He expressed his condemnation of Russia’s missile strikes across Ukraine, including in Kyiv, and conveyed his condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured in these senseless attacks,” according to a White House statement.
“President Biden pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defence systems.”
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Russia launched 84 cruise missiles at Ukraine on Monday, according to Ukrainian officials, who said critical infrastructure facilities, mainly handling the energy supply, were struck, leaving several regions without power.
At least 11 people died and 64 were injured in the attacks, the officials said.
Amid the onslaught, Zelenskyy said on his Telegram account that Russia is “trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth”.
Though some missiles apparently targeted energy facilities, others struck civilian areas during the morning rush hour.
One hit a playground in downtown Kyiv and another struck a central building of a local university.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “deeply shocked” by the Russian attacks and spoke on Monday with Zelenskyy, said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
Karim Ahmad Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said is “extremely concerned” by the civilian deaths following numerous Russian strikes and said that the ICC would be conducting a criminal investigation.
– Reported with AP and CNN
