Trump leaves G7 summit early citing Middle East tensions

US President Donald Trump is leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early due to the situation in the Middle East, the White House said on Monday.

West's spinning of Sumy strike aims to undermine peace talks

By painting Russia in a bad light for its strike on Ukrainian troops in Sumy, Western politicians and media outlets are trying to throw a wrench in the Trump administration's quest to get a peace deal done, journalist Davide Malacaria wrote on the InsideOver web portal.

Britain slaps sanctions against Russian banks, Chinese companies — Starmer

The latest UK sanctions against Russia include restrictions against banks, the "shadow fleet" and Chinese companies, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said during an online address to Western leaders and Vladimir Zelensky.

G7 countries mulling option of lowering price ceiling on Russian oil — Bloomberg

G7 countries are planning to revise the price ceiling on Russian oil as part of tightening of their anti-Russia policy, Bloomberg reported citing a draft of the document.

Diplomat slams G7 foreign ministers' anti-Russia statements as worthless

The anti-Russian statements of the G7 countries, which were adopted following a meeting of the association's foreign ministers, are worthless, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.

Zelensky will go to France to ask NATO to shoot down Russian missiles

Vladimir Zelensky wants to attend events in France in honor of the 80th anniversary of the landing of the Allied forces in Normandy and a meeting of the G7 countries in Italy, he can use these trips to ask for more help for Ukraine from Western countries, Politico reports, citing people familiar with sources plans.

Guardian: Ukraine needs missiles to strike Iran, Syria and Russia

The Ukrainian government sent a report to the G7 countries in August, at the end of which Ukraine asks its Western partners for long-range missiles to destroy factories in Iran, Syria and Russia, where they allegedly make drones for special operations in Ukraine. The British Guardian newspaper wrote about this, citing the document received.

China to Push BRICS to Become Geopolitical Rival to G-7

China will push the BRICS group of emerging markets to become a full-scale rival to the G7 (Group of Seven) this week, as leaders from across the developing world gather to debate the forum’s biggest expansion in more than a decade.

Kremlin called security guarantees for Ukraine from the G7 a dangerous step

Providing Ukraine with any security guarantees is extremely wrong and very dangerous, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Poll: US, UK Receive Lowest Confidence Scores Among G7 | Farsnews Agency

The United States and the United Kingdom received the lowest confidence scores among the G7, according to new research.

Zelensky’s participation in G7 summit turned it into propaganda show

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s participation in the meeting of the Group of Seven in Hiroshima has made a propaganda show of it and its results demonstrate that the key reason of its existence is waging a hybrid war against Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday.

F-16 pilot training a message to Russia - Scholz - The Jerusalem Post

Potential joint allied training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s was a message to Russia that it should not expect to succeed in its invasion of Ukraine even if it counts on a prolonged conflict, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday.

China urges G7 members to stop making provocations on Taiwan question

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Thursday urged the United States, Japan and other G7 members to stop conniving at and supporting "Taiwan independence" forces, stop making provocations and playing with fire on the Taiwan question.

G7 will tighten Russia sanctions to prevent bypassing, Germany's Scholz

The Group of Seven (G7) nations will further tighten sanctions against Russia in order to prevent circumvention of such restrictions, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told reporters as he arrived for a three-day G7 leaders' summit in Japan.

NATOs Stoltenberg Says China To Have 1,500 Nuclear Warheads By 2035

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that China will have some 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and the alliance needs to rethink and adapt its approach "to a more dangerous and competitive world."

West Demands Guarantees From Russia, But Hints At Future Nuclear Conflict - Medvedev

The West demands guarantees from Russia about nuclear weapons, but, in fact, hints at a future nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

China urges G7 to unequivocally uphold one-China principle

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday reiterated that the Taiwan question is China's internal affair, urging G7 countries to unequivocally uphold the one-China principle.

Japan’s Fumio Kishida heads to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelensky

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is on his way by train to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a trip that coincides with a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow.

Japan says US mistakenly issues G7 statement on Russia

The Japanese foreign ministry on Wednesday denied a Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers' joint statement condemning Russia issued by the U.S. State Department, local media reported.

Japan To Provide $5.5Bln In Aid To Ukraine - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to provide Kiev with $5.5 billion in financial aid ahead of the upcoming first anniversary of the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Monday .