US vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers
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US pushes to remove references to sanctions and Russia’s war in Ukraine from a Canadian draft statement

The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.

Canada, which has the current Group of Seven presidency, proposed the measure ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Quebec later this week.

In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said.

  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    9 hours ago

    Make it a G6. Problem solved. Russia isn’t in the G7 so it shouldn’t have a vote or veto in the first place. Not directly nor by proxy.

  • halfempty@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    The G7 has been compromised. EU had best work without the US now. The US is now led by a maniac who likes Putin, and wouldn’t blink at betraying all the US longterm allies.

  • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    2 days ago

    America

    Correct. Nice to see headlines reflecting the complicity of the nation.

    Fuck you, fix your country before we all die.

    Fuck you.

    • DaveyRocket@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      You act like it’s an America problem and not a billionaire problem. Where do you live that you think the same billionaires don’t own you too?

      We need to transcend nations before we all die and a handful of oligarchs have power forever.