G7 leaders heard from Zelensky saying he wants to end the war by the end of the year

Schloss Elmau, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invades Russia A country that effectively addressed the G7 leaders at a summit in Germany when discussing the threat to world stability posed by.

The leaders met in a bright and beautiful conference room in Schloss Ermau, Germany. This meeting room is a true mountaintop castle surrounded by blooming meadows and stunning views.

Zelensky appeared in front of a gray background on a small monitor overlooking a group of stone faces. According to officials familiar with his remarks, he said he wanted to end the war by the end of the year.

Zelensky addressed each leader individually in certain comments, according to officials who asked him not to be identified by his name. He requested assistance in lifting the flight defense system, security, financing for reconstruction, and lifting the block on the country's grain exports

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Schloss Elmau. Conflicts have been an ongoing theme through talks with world leaders, at the Commonwealth Prime Minister's meeting in Germany and last week in Rwanda.

Trudeau spoke to Zelensky on the first day of the G7 Summit and asked the leader what he needed. According to Zelenskyy's Twitter account, the two talked about strengthening defense support against a confused country.

In the first session of the day, the leaders of the world's most developed nations devoted themselves to discussing the war and listening to Zelensky's plea.

Prior to the meeting, Prime Minister Olaf Scholz, the host of Trudeau and the Summit, is walking from Manorville, or Schloss in German, to one of the meadows between the building and the mountain landscape. I talked about it sometimes.

"We are careful to support Ukraine as much as possible, but we also avoid a major conflict between Russia and NATO," Schortz told the media in a photo shoot with Trudeau. Told. ..

On the eve of the Ukrainian capital, Kieu, a Russian missile attack shattered the general calm of weeks. According to the mayor, the missile attacked kindergartens and homes, killing a man and injuring women and children.

G7 leaders are united on Russian accusations, but are invited to the summit but are expected to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has strengthened economic and diplomatic relations with Russia. ing. The last few months.

Trudeau also meets Modi one-on-one at private meetings.

On Sunday, the United Kingdom announced new sanctions against Russia. This will ban Russia's import of gold, the country's largest non-energy export.

The UK government has stated that the same applies to Canada, the United States and Japan, and the combination of these will keep Russia out of the formal market. .. The idea is to "increase pressure on Russia's war machines" and to squeeze the country out of the funds to fund the conflict.

Russia has been in default for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution Sunday in 1917, further moving the country away from the world's financial system.

Russia calls defaults artificial because it has the money to pay its debt, but says sanctions have frozen foreign exchange reserves held abroad.

Associated Press and Bloomberg files

This report by Canadian Press was first published on June 27, 2022.