The leaders of the G7 countries met by videoconference and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, also attended the summit to discuss the developments of the war and new measures against Russia. This was reported by a US official. The meeting was scheduled for 5 pm on Sunday 8 May.
US President Joe Biden is connected from his home in Delaware, where he is staying for the weekend. A White House official said the meeting was underway. “They will discuss the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine; of the global impact of Putin’s war, of support for Ukraine and the country’s future, for a collective response in the name of the unity of the G7, including the use of unprecedented sanctions to impose serious costs on Putin “, yes reads in a note from the White House.
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The call was hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who had invited Zelensky to “participate and report on the current situation”. The objective of the summit of the great of the earth, to discuss further sanctions or a tightening of the economic ones already inflicted on Russia. Ambassadors from EU member states also met in Brussels today to discuss the sixth round of economic sanctions against Moscow, which could include a gradual ban on oil imports.
Today Zelensky had released a new video, on Memorial Day, in which he wanted to compare the horrors of the Second World War to what is happening in Ukraine. “We said ‘never again’, but try asking the Ukrainians. The word ‘never’ was deleted on February 24th”.