Merkel: G7 leaders say relatively little about Russia at the summit – RIA Novosti

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, June 8 – RIA Novosti, Angelina Timofeev. The leaders of the G7 said relatively little about the Russian and Ukrainian only in the context of the conflict, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday at a briefing after the G7 summit Bavarian castle Elmau.

“In the time we spent together, we have relatively little said about Russia. For example, we talked about Russia relation to Ukrainian conflict. But on the other conflict outbreaks we talked longer and more intensely such as the situation in the fight against terrorism “, – said the Chancellor.

G7 Summit was held June 7-8 in Bavaria. It was attended by the leaders of Germany, USA, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the UK. Russia, which was adopted by the association in 1998, disqualified from the event in 2014.