Ukraine support to be Japan’s priority at the G7: diplomatReuters and AFP, TOKYO and WASHINGTONJapan, this year’s chair of the G7, expects Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to dominate talks among the world’s major advanced economies, Japanese Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Masato Kanda said. “Sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine will be a top priority at G7 financial leaders’ meetings under Japan’s chair,” said Kanda, who is to oversee G7 deputy-level talks on economic policy this year. Among other issues at the top of the G7 agenda would be global debt problems, he said. A Leopard 2 battle tank throws fog grenades during a drill in Ostenholz, Germany, on Oct. 17 last year. “We shoot and shoot and shoot, but after five minutes another wave of 20 enemies is coming at us.”
