Donald Trump called out the world leaders at the G7 summit to readmit Russia just as before in the G8 international leaders summit. He has also kept the fact in front of them that the Russia-Ukraine war would not have happened if Moscow had not been removed from the G8 summit. These remarks were given publicly by Trump, who was then alongside Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney.
Why was Russia thrown out of the G8 Summit?
The Global leaders decided not to keep Russia a part of the G8 Summit when it attempted to invade Crimea in 2014. This revelation about Vladimir Putin was made before Trump scheduled a meeting with the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, regarding the summit. These two last met at Pope Francis’ funeral held in April which made them meet after months.
The two leaders talked about their demands of each other, including one request from Zelenskyy. He has no choice but to do something regarding the refusal of the ceasefire by Vladimir Putin. According to them, applying sanctions on Russia would help prevent Russia from taking any further steps. Trump, on the other hand, seems a little more patient than anyone else and is peacefully waiting for Moscow’s response.
Why was throwing out Russia a ‘big mistake’?
As per Trump, releasing sanctions to a country is a costly process. Moreover, his administration is working to pass the acts that will reduce the waste cost in the country. He also referred to throwing out Russia from the G8 as a ‘big mistake’, as Ukraine and Russia were not enemies during that time. The two countries shared the same table and thus wouldn’t have gotten into a fight.
He accused the former Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and former President Obama of the act of removing a country like this. Moreover, Trudeau did propose the removal, but it in effect happened in Stephen Harper’s reign.
How will sanctioning help in Russia’s step back?
The European Commission President, Ursula, has hinted at talking to the G7 leaders about sanctioning Russia together. They have proposed to reduce Russia’s crude oil cap from $60 to $45 so that its revenue can be reduced. It will force Russia to take a step back from the war for its financial stability. However, to do that EU needs the support of G7 leaders as Russia’s oil cap cannot be reduced by a single country.
To bring Russia to negotiating terms, more pressure has to be put on the country to get its willingness to discuss. Moreover, a ceasefire is a necessity in this situation so that the war can end. Since the beginning of the war, the G7 leaders and the EU have combined their forces to reduce about 80% of the crude oil revenue of Russia. However, Russia still hasn’t agreed to end the war with Ukraine.
Zelenskyy has extended his concerns over the recent attacks by Russia that happened just after Putin and Trump talked about the Iran-Israel crisis. Russia has extended a hand to help the US in the matter of the Iran-Israel war. Zelenskyy also put the light on how Ukraine has not destroyed the energy plants of Russia, unlike them. The US demanded that both countries not attack each other’s energy bases, which was smoothly violated by Russia.
Trump’s way of handling conflicts
Trump has stated that he doesn’t get into wars. He just builds pressure on the countries by levying heavy tariffs on their products to increase their financial instability. It is a simple but effective method to show disagreement between him and the countries. He also referred to Canada for this in the meeting, which is drowning under heavy tariffs on its products.
Conclusion
The wars ongoing around the globe have posed several difficulties for the citizens and the countries. The US president, Donald Trump, is trying to act as a mediator to end these wars and, thus, with other global leaders, is putting pressure on the countries.
