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US President Donald Trump made a fresh call Saturday for Russia to be readmitted to the G7 despite meeting widespread opposition to his proposal from fellow leaders in Canada. "I think it would be an asset to have Russia back in," Trump told reporters shortly before flying out of the ongoing Group of Seven summit. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses China of "fuelling" Russia's invasion of Ukraine through the transfers of dual use materials and weapons components from Chinese businesses to Russia for use in Moscow's military expansion. "If China purports on the one hand to want good relations with Europe and other countries, it can't on the other hand be fuelling what is the biggest threat to European security since the end of the Cold War," Blinken tells a press conference after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri where he had urged urged his European counterparts to increase pressure on Beijing. SOUNDBITE
G7 foreign ministers have pledged to "everything possible" to bolster Ukraine's air defences in the face of Russia's invasion following a meeting on the Italian island of Capri, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says. "I repeat that we will do everything possible in order to help Ukraine and this from the point of view of its air defences as well," Tajani tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau meet in Hiroshima before the G7 summit. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Hiroshima, Japan, ahead of the G7 Summit where the heads of seven wealthy democracies are gathered to discuss tightening the screws on Russia's ailing economy as well as how to respond to China's growing military and economic power. IMAGES
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lands in Japan to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima. IMAGES
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