On her last day G7 summit in Japanthe group of seven most developed industrial nations indicated to Russia its readiness to stand by Ukraine long term. In addition, the G7 gave President Volodymyr Zelensky the opportunity to take countries such as Brazil and India.
Distrust towards her China as a trading partner and the determination to help Ukraine repel it invasion of Russiawere the central messages sent by the world’s richest democracies, during their meeting in the city of Hiroshima.
But as the G7 leaders began to wrap up their three-day meeting today, Russia claimed to have finally captured the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after months of siege, which marked the bloodiest battle of the war.
The statements of the powerful
The leaders of the G7 countries – USA, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Canada – discussed how they should respond as the conflict, which began last February, drags on. Potential joint training programs for Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighter jets was a message to Russia that it should not expect to succeed in its invasion by prolonging the conflictthe German chancellor said today Olaf Solz.
Ukraine did not win commitments to hand over the planes, but the president Joe Biden and senior US officials, told G7 leaders that Washington supports joint allied programs to train Ukrainian pilots in the F-16.
Meanwhile, the French president Emmanuel Macron he said the summit was an opportunity to persuade major emerging powers such as India and Brazil to support Ukraine.
Macron made this comment to reporters, one day after announcing that his visit Zelensky at the summit “changed the game”.
Shortly after arrival of Zelensky in Hiroshima, Russia claimed victory at Bahamut. Hours before Moscow’s claim, Ukraine had rejected a claim by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Primakov that fighters from his company, Wagner, had completed their takeover of the city.
On the first day of the summit on Friday, in addition to Biden’s support for Ukrainian F-16 pilot training, the G7 announced new sanctions against Russia.
Biden plans to present Japan with one as well $375 million military aid package for Ukraine, according to a US official. The official, who asked not to be named, said the package would include artillery, ammunition and HIMARS rocket launchers, according to APE.
THE Volodymyr Zelensky put pressure on countries to go further both in financial as well as military aid to his country.
The common approach of the G7 against China
Yesterday the G7 leaders also presented a common approach against Chinaseeking to limit the risks from their financial relations with it, without, however, disconnecting from a country which is considered the factory of the world.
The leaders said that cooperation with China is essential, given its role in the international community and its weight as the second largest economy in the world, as well as areas of common interest such as efforts against climate change and for its protection biodiversity.
However, they added that they will take measures to to protect sensitive technologies which they could constitute threat to national securitywithout, however, restricting trade and investments beyond what is necessary.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told ZDF today that the US, Germany and other rich countries will ensure that their heavy investments in China will continueas well as supply chains and exports to China, but the G7 is sending a clear message that it is seeking to limit risk.
Source: News Beast
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