French president says he told Trump deal should be ‘substantial for Ukraine’; UN security council backs US resolution that fails to mention Russia as aggressor
Macron warns against ‘surrender’ in Ukraine
Last week, Donald Trump said it had been a “mistake” to expel Russia out of what was then the G8 after Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. He has requested that Russia be admitted back into the G7 (Group of Seven), comprised of some of the world’s most economically advanced countries. They are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.
German finance minister Joerg Kukies has been speaking to Reuters in an interview about whether or not Russia should be allowed to rejoin the G7 despite its illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He firmly said it shouldn’t be readmitted.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/25/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-macron-ceasefire-latest-news-updates-live
Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Helen Livingstone (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-02-25 08:01:00
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