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FT: US objects to calling out 'Russian aggression' in G7 statement on Ukraine [View all]
FT - (archived: https://archive.ph/AYw28 ) US objects to calling out ‘Russian aggression’ in G7 statement on Ukraine
Trump administration splits with allies on holding Moscow responsible for war
Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Henry Foy in Brussels
52 minutes ago
The US is opposing calling Russia the aggressor in a G7 statement on the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, threatening to derail a traditional show of unity, according to five western officials familiar with the matter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s participation at a virtual G7 summit on Monday has also not yet been agreed, the officials said.
The disagreement comes after US President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for the war, described Zelenskyy as a “dictator without elections”, and suggested that Russia should be invited back into the G7.
The US envoys have objected to the phrase “Russian aggression” and similar descriptions that have been used by G7 leaders since 2022 to describe the conflict, the western officials said.
The world’s leading economies have traditionally issued a statement of support on February 24, the day on which the full-scale invasion started three years ago.
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Trump administration splits with allies on holding Moscow responsible for war
Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Henry Foy in Brussels
52 minutes ago
The US is opposing calling Russia the aggressor in a G7 statement on the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, threatening to derail a traditional show of unity, according to five western officials familiar with the matter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s participation at a virtual G7 summit on Monday has also not yet been agreed, the officials said.
The disagreement comes after US President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for the war, described Zelenskyy as a “dictator without elections”, and suggested that Russia should be invited back into the G7.
The US envoys have objected to the phrase “Russian aggression” and similar descriptions that have been used by G7 leaders since 2022 to describe the conflict, the western officials said.
The world’s leading economies have traditionally issued a statement of support on February 24, the day on which the full-scale invasion started three years ago.
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