The much-anticipated Seven Nations Summit was finally held as scheduled on June 26. According to the layout of the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada, within three days from the 26th to the 28th, the Seven Nations will discuss how to put pressure on Russia and how to solve the global problem. Conduct detailed exchanges on issues such as the food and energy crisis.
29 to 30, the NATO summit will be held in Madrid. By then, helping Ukraine and containing Russia will surely become the top priority of the talks.
26, the first day of the G7 summit, Biden announced that the G7 will stop importing Russian gold. In the next two days, they will also discuss how to sanction Russian oil.
Blinken believes that as long as the Group of Seven countries no longer imports Russian gold, Russia will lose US$19 billion every year. In this regard, American economist Peter said that banning the purchase of Russian gold will be counterproductive, and the United States will pay a huge price for it. Biden will ultimately attack the United States, not Putin . "Russia Today" said that even if the Group of Seven countries does this, Russian gold can find new buyers.
In order to avoid being lengthy, I will not go into the specific details. To summarize, there are at least five points worth noting on the first day of the G-7 Summit.
First, Zelensky regained his presence, and Ukraine made demands on the seven countries. Logically speaking, as a non-member of the G7, Ukraine should not participate in the G7 summit. However, in order to better pressure Russia, Biden and Scholz extended an invitation to Zelensky.
It can be seen that Zelensky, who has successively shown his talents in the US Congress and the British Parliament, used a video speech to impassionedly condemn Russia at the G-7 Summit.
In addition to lambasting Russia, Zelensky also emphasized that the Group of Seven should use its utmost efforts to bring the Russia-Ukraine conflict to an end by the end of 2022. G7 should provide Ukraine with air defense missiles and security and help Ukraine export food and provide assistance for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction.
Well, the war has not ended yet, and I am thinking about how to complete post-war reconstruction. I can only say that Zelensky is very Zelensky.
summed up Zelensky’s request in one sentence, that is, “put pressure on Russia and support Ukraine.” Zelenskiy is very clear that the opportunity cannot be lost and will never come back. The G-7 summit and the NATO summit are the best opportunities for Ukraine to take advantage of the United States. If the United States does not sincerely help Ukraine, the so-called allies who listen to the United States' orders will definitely feel chilled.
When it comes to helping Ukraine, the United States has no choice but to bite the bullet and carry on.
On the second day, protests and marches broke out in Germany and Spain, and the United States was kicked to the iron plate. On June 25, not long after Biden arrived in Munich, German protesters took to the streets and denounced the Group of Seven for provoking conflicts and creating wars. They did not give Biden face who came from afar.
Biden may not have expected that when the British Prime Minister, the French President, and the German Chancellor held talks on the 26th, the German people actually protested and marched outside the venue. The protesters shouted slogans such as "Save the climate" and "Oppose the G7", expressing strong dissatisfaction with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and other seven countries.
html On the 26th, in Madrid, Spain, tens of thousands of protesters held a protest march "against NATO and against war." Many protesters said in interviews that the United States and NATO were the initiators of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and that the United States had done nothing but provoke a war.Protesters came from all over Spain. They gathered in Madrid because NATO will hold a summit in Madrid soon. Many protesters said angrily, "The United States should be allowed to bring weapons and war and get out."
The so-called "justice lies in the hearts of the people." In recent years, whether it is sending troops to Iraq and Syria for unfounded reasons, or creating conflicts and wars, making the European Union pay for the refugee crisis, what the United States has done, countries around the world See it in your eyes and remember it in your heart.
Protesters in Germany and Spain confirmed one thing with their actions - how disgusting the White House as a war madman is.
Three, Japan’s ambitions are exposed.At the Seven Nations Summit, in the presence of heavyweights such as Biden, Johnson, Macron, Scholz, Draghi, Trudeau, Fumio Kishida said that the next 5 In 2019, Japan will strengthen its defense capabilities and increase defense expenditures.
In short, Japan wants to rearm.
In addition, Kishida Fumio will also participate in the NATO summit. This is the first time in history that a Japanese prime minister has attended a NATO summit. At a time when the United States is committed to defeating Russia and making trouble in Asia, the United States and NATO are by no means conniving at Japan. What a good thing.
The deepening of the military alliance between the United States and Japan, Japan's continuous move closer to NATO, and the United States allowing Japan to enhance its national defense capabilities will have a profound impact on the situation in Asia and the world. To a certain extent, one of Japan's intentions, knowing that it cannot do anything and repeatedly sending signals to Russia that it will "retake back the four northern islands", is to escalate the situation and submit a petition to the United States.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has given Germany and Japan a good opportunity to go global and complete their military rise. Unlike Trump who are wary of Germany and Japan, Biden seems to be particularly confident in the strength of the United States. In the eyes of others, the United States' connivance with Germany and Japan to strengthen their military forces is a typical "letting the tiger go back to the mountains", but Biden does not take it seriously.
A few years later, the United States may find that after Germany and Japan have greatly increased their strength, the United States may be the first to suffer the backlash.
Fourth, Johnson made an international joke.
During this period, the United Kingdom often made harsh words to Russia, such as not allowing pro-Russian armed forces to sentence two British mercenaries to death, and emphasizing that it might allow British warships to enter the Black Sea to provide security for Ukrainian cargo ships.
In response, the furious former Russian deputy commander Andrei said that if Russia went to war with NATO, London would be the first to be bombed.
From a British perspective, it doesn’t seem like a big deal for Johnson to speak harshly to Putin during the confrontation between the Russian army and the Ukrainian army. However, this time, Johnson’s performance at the G-7 summit may not even be considered satisfactory.
Because Johnson made a very unreliable suggestion, that is, compare chest muscles with Putin. Johnson said the G7 countries need to show a tougher stance than Putin.
Here comes the question. Is the competition between the Group of Seven and Russia about who is stronger than Putin?
Besides, if Johnson wants to compare his chest muscles with Putin, isn’t he humiliating himself? Although Putin is much bigger than Johnson, in terms of muscle, Johnson is really no match for Putin.
Compared with Biden, who often slips the tongue and makes strange actions, Johnson makes jokes and is more "funny", which makes people wonder: This British Prime Minister with the title of "British Trump" is Isn’t it transforming into a “British Biden”?
On Friday, the Group of Seven issued a statement "continuing to block and sanction Russia" and also released a signal that was difficult for Russia to accept. The seven countries actually stated that they were studying "using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine."
If this happens, it means that the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada will continue to seize Russian assets and then hand them over to Ukraine for the purchase of weapons or post-war reconstruction. For Russia, the G7’s move is no different from “pirates”.
You must know that freezing and seizing Russia's foreign exchange reserves can be said to be two completely different things. If it is just frozen, it means that the United States and Europe have no intention of falling out with Russia, but only want to give Putin a blow. When the conflict between Russia and Ukraine cools down, the frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves are likely to be returned to Russia.
But if it is seized, things will become completely different. The Russian economy will pay a huge price, and Putin will never tolerate it.
In other words, if the Group of Seven really transfers Russia’s foreign exchange reserves to Ukraine, what awaits the Group of Seven and Ukraine will definitely be Russia’s tit-for-tat response.
Of course, the G7 has only sent out such a signal and has not yet decided to do so.Judging from the current situation, should be just a tactic to test Russia, and it does not mean that the Group of Seven will take serious action against Russia.
In this world, there is never love without reason, let alone hatred without reason. It is time for the Group of Seven to think carefully about whether to push Russia into the abyss or leave a way for Russia to retreat.
In the final analysis, the consequences of pushing a nuclear power to the cliff are uncertain and dangerous.
Next, let’s see how the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada will act. The real test Putin will face is yet to come.
