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G7 Leaders Meet in Germany

by VOA News

   Germany welcomes the leaders of the G-7 wealthy democracies Sunday.

   The summit for the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
   Japan, and the United States is being held in a castle in the Bavarian
   Alps.

   The three-day meeting is being held in the shadow of the Russian
   invasion of Ukraine. Political analysts say the G-7 leaders are
   expected to present unanimous support for Ukraine in its battle with
   Russia.

   "The summit must send not only the message that NATO and the G-7 are
   more united than ever," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told German
   parliament recently, "but also that the democracies of the world stand
   together against [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's imperialism just
   as they do in the fight against hunger and poverty."

   The sanctions placed on Russia have sparked a spike in global food and
   energy prices.

   After the G-7 summit, the world leaders will travel to Madrid for a
   NATO summit.

   Some information for this report came from Reuters and AFP.