On Wednesday 5 May, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries (France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Japan) and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy emphasised their concerns about China and Russia in a joint statement.
“We are deeply concerned about Russia’s continued irresponsible and destabilising behaviour”, says the G7, which nevertheless reaffirms its interest in a stable and predictable relationship...