#Trump’s admin told #allies it couldn’t sign the statement denouncing the attack as it is “working to preserve the space to negotiate peace”….
#Canada, which holds the #G7 presidency this year, told allies that without #US endorsement it would be impossible to go ahead with the statement….
…The G-7’s statement planned to say that the attack on Sumy was proof that #Russia was determined to continue the #war, acc/to drafts seen by Bloomberg News.
#Ukraine
[No paywall → https://archive.is/2025.04.15-164153/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-15/us-derails-g-7-condemnation-of-russian-missile-strike-on-ukraine ]