As the besuited leaders sat down for their first meeting of the three-day G7 summit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked if their jackets should come off - or if they should even disrobe further.
wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday , at a meeting in Germany dominated by the Russian president’s invasion of Ukraine.
As the besuited leaders sat down for their first meeting of the three-day G7 summit in the sweltering Bavarian Alps, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked if their jackets should come off – or if they should even disrobe further. Besuited, but for how long? G7 leaders, Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, European Union Council Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Union Council President Charles Michel.
The G7 leaders discussed efforts to further isolate Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, which has killed thousands of people and driven millions from their homes. Britain, Canada, Japan and the US announced moves to ban imports of Russian gold. The G7 also includes France, Italy and Germany.
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