US wants to prevent G7 communique on Ukraine from disrupting dialogue with Russia

Earlier, the newspaper The Financial Times reported that Washington is against the use of the word “aggressor” against Russia in a joint statement of the G7. “Trump administration officials have said they want something different and more concise than the statement issued under former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and have sought to ensure that it does not interfere with or block ongoing negotiations with Russia,” the report said. The United States, when reviewing the first draft communiqué, removed all references that could be interpreted as pro-Ukrainian. Russia is not mentioned as an aggressor, and Ukraine as a victim of an invasion. “The result ... was a neutral draft statement,” the article said. In addition, the American side expressed a desire to remove from the document fragments in which the special operation of the Russian Federation is described as a violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine. Discussions on the final version of the communiqué continue. In September last year, only 30 countries out of 194 UN members supported the Declaration of the “Big seven” on Ukraine.

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