US pushes to remove references to sanctions and Russia’s war in Ukraine from a Canadian draft statement

The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.

Canada, which has the current Group of Seven presidency, proposed the measure ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Quebec later this week.

In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said.

  • halfempty
    95•22 hours ago

    The G7 has been compromised. EU had best work without the US now. The US is now led by a maniac who likes Putin, and wouldn’t blink at betraying all the US longterm allies.

      • EugeniaEnglish
        3•1 hour ago

        The US is led by Peter Thiel. Putin is there for convenience.

      • @FordBeeblebroxEnglish
        19•19 hours ago

        With a South African court jester dancing around to distract attention

        • LitEnglish
          3•10 hours ago

          A showman TV show actor Krasnov Trump and a S.African nazi court jester Elon… what could go wrong.

    • Riddick3001OPEnglish
      18•22 hours ago

      The G7 has been compromised.

      Unfortunately, that’s probably true for the whole world order.

      I want to hope that the new one will be better, but oftentimes history tends to disagree with that notion. Yet I’ll remain fighting for a better tomorrow.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
        5•20 hours ago

        Unfortunately, that’s probably true for the whole world order.

        That’s fortunately for us here down in the global South. Let the oppressors (which Europe also is to be clear) fight each other and leave us alone. Sucks for Ukraine though.