TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, where its mayor urged the abolition of nuclear weapons and called the Group of Seven leaders' notion of nuclear deterrence a "folly".
Does anyone have more information about the rumour that the #G7 are planning a "#NATO" lite for Ukraine (funding, intel sharing, logistics, economic help...)?
If true this would be great news and signal to #russia that they cannot simply hope that Western resolve and support for #Ukraine will collapse.
Meloni will G7-Vorsitz als "ideales Schaufenster" nutzen
Italien hat den Vorsitz der G7-Gruppe der führenden demokratischen Industrienationen übernommen. Regierungschefin Meloni will dies nutzen, sich außenpolitisch zu profilieren - und die Migration auf die Agenda zu setzen. Von Jörg Seisselberg.
G7 ministers gather in Italy for 'strategic' talks on #ClimateChange
"Together the #G7 [Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States] makes up around 38 percent of the global economy and was responsible for 21 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2021.
Not one member of the group is on track to meet existing emission reduction targets for 2030."
Die #G7-Staaten fordern klimafreundlichere Städte. Die Autosenatorin und der Bürgermeisterdarsteller von #Berlin lassen gerade prüfen, wie weit ihnen das am jeweiligen Arsch vorbeigeht
Anfang des Jahres hat Minister
Volker Wissing in den USA 🇺🇸 mit Sam Altman zu den Potenzialen von #ChatGPT gesprochen. Heute bestimmt #genAI die politische Debatte und die Einschätzung von Open AI zu #AI-Act und #CoC der #G7 ist wichtiger Input.
#G7 leaders vow that attempts to "weaponise" trade and supply chains will "fail and face consequences" in a Saturday statement seen as a thinly veiled warning to #China over its economic practices
Germany has an unprecedented export boom to Kyrgyzstan, with exports up 1400% in the first 8 months of 2023 versus the same period in 2019 (blue). But lots of these goods never make it to Kyrgyzstan, which shows far lower imports from Germany (black). This stuff goes to Russia...
A G7 statement announcing a ban on imports of Russian diamonds is expected by the end of this month, followed closely by a proposal for the European Union's 12th package of sanctions on Russia, diplomatic sources said.
"We now need the final blessing of the G7 before then translating these elements in legal texts at the European level," an EU diplomat said.
Sanctions on #Russia are having no impact outside the west and attempts to halt the flow of business merely redirect it elsewhere, the chair of #Dubai’s main trading hub has said.
Dubai is seen as a beneficiary of #US and European attempts to isolate Russia’s economy, as oil traders relocated from Geneva to the #UAE after #Switzerland joined the sanctions imposed on #Moscow.
An offshore firm helped create companies used by members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle, including one hiding the late mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's yacht, the BBC can reveal.
#Seychelles-based Alpha Consulting also helped to form more than 900 #UK partnerships which used a secrecy loophole to conceal their true owners.
One partnership was involved in running a sanctions-busting oil tanker, while others committed crimes.
#Russia is considering downgrading the level of its diplomatic relations with the #US if Western governments go ahead with proposals to confiscate its frozen assets, state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei #Ryabkov as saying on Thursday.
"We are now studying the optimal form of reaction, where countermeasures include actions against the assets of our Western opponents as well as diplomatic response measures."
The double show of support comes after Biden faced criticism for saying he would skip an upcoming Ukrainian peace summit in #Switzerland to attend an election fundraiser featuring Hollywood stars George #Clooney and Julia #Roberts instead.
Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence "folly" (www.reuters.com)
TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, where its mayor urged the abolition of nuclear weapons and called the Group of Seven leaders' notion of nuclear deterrence a "folly".
"Security guarantees": Slovenia joins G7 Declaration (www.pravda.com.ua)
Slovenia has become another country to sign the Group of Seven declaration on ?security guarantees? for Ukraine.