G7 Fails to Adopt Statement Condemning Russia Due to US Position
The United States has told its Group of Seven (G7) allies that it will not support a statement condemning the April 13 Russian attack on Sumy that killed 35 people.
The Gaze reports on this with reference to Bloomberg.
US President Donald Trump's administration has told G7 allies that it cannot sign a statement condemning the attack because it is “working to preserve space for peace talks,” according to people familiar with the diplomatic correspondence.
Canada, which holds the G7 presidency this year, told its allies that a joint statement could not be issued without U.S. approval, the people said.
In the statement, the G7 planned to announce that the attack on Sumy is proof that Russia is determined to continue the war.
After Russia's attack on Sumy, nearly 50 countries and international organizations spoke out in support of Ukraine, President Zelenskiy said in his daily address on Monday.
Russia's strike on Sumy comes two days after Vladimir Putin met with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff for nearly five hours in St. Petersburg to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine.
As The Gaze reported earlier, a Russian missile strike on the morning of April 13 in the centre of Sumy, in eastern Ukraine, killed 35 people, including children.
US President Donald Trump described this deadly Russian missile strike as a 'mistake'.