The leaders of the wealthy G7 industrial democracies have once again called on Russia to completely withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

“Russia started this war and can end this war,” said a statement.

“We underline that a just peace cannot be realized without the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops and military equipment, and this must be included in any call for peace.”

Meanwhile, speculation continues on whether Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will be attending the G7 summit in person.

“It was originally anticipated that he was only going to be making a video address via a remote connection. But then it was widely reported … that he would actually be making the journey to attend in person to press the case for more support for his country,” he added.

“Reports from Ukraine itself seem to indicate that it is back to the original plan of just a remote appearance via video link.”