Ukraine, China, and nuclear war: This year’s G7 summit

The G7 meets this year in Hiroshima to discuss Ukraine, China security concerns, and Russia’s nuclear power.

U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel attend a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, ahead the G7 Summit, at RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 18, 2023
The US's President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel attend a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead the Group of Seven summit, at RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima, in Hiroshima, Japan on May 18, 2023 [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Leaders from seven of the world’s industrial powers – the Group of Seven (G7) – are meeting in Hiroshima, Japan. It’s a sobering stage – 77 years ago, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima, and today, the threat of nuclear war is at its highest in years. This year’s G7 agenda will be focused on continued financial support for Ukraine and creating a joint message against its invader, Russia. But will there be time or money at the summit in Hiroshima to get the world closer to peace?

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