The major economic powers awarded by a video link with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday are long-term Ukraine with plans to pursue prices. It will cap Russian oil, which emphasizes its commitment to, raise tariffs on Russian goods and impose other new sanctions.
In addition, the United States was preparing to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Kyiv to help Ukraine counter the invasion of Vladimirputin.
Severe Moscow from a group of seven leaders as Zelensky is openly worried that the West is tired from the costs of the war, which is contributing to rising energy costs and prices. New aid and efforts to punish bring about essentials around the world.
Leaders finalized a deal seeking a price cap at the three-day G7 summit in the German Alps. Details on how price caps work and their impact on the Russian economy will be resolved by the G7 Finance Minister in the coming weeks and months, according to senior officials who spoke on anonymous terms. did. Preview the announcement from the summit.
The largest democratic economy has also promised to raise tariffs on Russian imports into its own country, and the United States has announced new tariffs on 570 categories of commodities and again during the war. Efforts to arm.
Biden will announce that the United States will purchase NASAMS, an anti-aircraft system developed in Norway, to provide medium to long range defense. Of anonymity. NASAMS is the same system used in the United States to protect the sensitive airspace around the White House and the US Capitol in Washington.
Additional assistance includes more ammunition for Ukrainian artillery and counter-battery radar to support its efforts against Russia's attack on Donbus, he said. Said. Biden also announced a $ 7.5 billion commitment to help the Ukrainian government cover its costs as part of a drawdown of the $ 40 billion military and economic aid package that signed the law last month.
G7 leaders have begun a Monday session of a three-day summit focusing on Ukraine. It will then be attended by leaders from five democratic emerging economies: India, Indonesia, South Africa, Senegal and Argentina to discuss climate change, energy and other issues.
The war in Ukraine was already at the forefront when G7 leaders held a summit on Sunday at a secluded Schloss Elmau luxury hotel. Just as a Russian missile first attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Weekly hours.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the organizer of the summit, said the policies of the G7 countries on Ukraine are "very consistent" and believe that they need to be strict and at the same time pay attention. He said he was.
After meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, "We are making tough decisions, and we are cautious and support Ukraine as much as possible, but with Russia. A big conflict between NATO. "
He added," This is the essence-it's tough and it's about thinking about the necessities of the time we live in. "
Biden said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin "from the beginning expected NATO and the G7 to split, but we didn't and will not." Said.
Biden wants to take advantage of his trip to Europe to declare a coalition that urges Russia to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. When the war is in its fifth month.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the organizer of the summit, mentioned last week a U.S.-sponsored plan that helped revive the European economy and gave a G7 respondent an overview of the Ukrainian Marshall Plan. I said I would like to talk with him. After World War II.
The war is still underway and is being destroyed day by day, so it is unlikely that a detailed plan will be made at this stage. "Rebuilding Ukraine will be a challenge for generations," Schortz said.
The G7 has already promised to fund the urgent needs of Ukraine. The group's finance minister last month agreed to provide US $ 19.8 billion in financial assistance to keep Kyiv functioning basic services and prevent tight finances from hampering defense against Russian troops.
The United States said a senior US official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss personal conversations between G7 leaders. And Europe is united in aiming for a negotiated end to the conflict, even if their roles sometimes look different.
Schortz and French President Emmanuel Macron sought to promote it through a lively conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky, while supplying Ukraine with weapons. The United States aims to significantly cut off important negotiations with Russia, strengthen Ukraine's battlefield capabilities as much as possible, and strengthen its final position in the negotiating table.
The patience of strict sanctions against Russia ultimately alleviates energy supply problems as the G7 and other leaders seek to leave Russia's fuel sources. It may depend on being able to identify how prices will skyrocket as winter comes. The
G7 meeting was sandwiched between last week's European Union summits that agreed to give Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership, a process that could take years without guarantee of success. let's start doing .... NATO summit starting in Madrid on Tuesday.
G7 leaders (US, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Canada, Japan) hope to make some progress by bringing responders from the five guest countries closer to the Western view. It may be. Sanctions against Russia.
Schortz is also eager to beat such countries with the idea of a "climate club" for countries that want to speed up in tackling this issue.
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Morson was reported by Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
