G7 SUMMIT SEEKING UNITED FRONT

G7 정상회의와 국제정치

Welcome back.
ON VIEW POINT... today... we touch upon... the ongoing GROUP of SEVEN summit... in Germany... against the backdrop... of Russia's invasion of Ukraine... and... its aggravation... of economic challenges worldwide... as well as calls... for CONCRETE climate commitment.
For more... I have Professor Robert Kelly... at Pusan National University.
Professor Kelly... welcome back.
I also have Doctor Miriam PRYS-HANSEN... at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies.
Doctor PRYS-HANSEN... it's a pleasure... to have you... with us.

1) Professor Kelly... let's start off... with a few words... on the significance... of summits like the G7... in Germany... amid the host of current global challenges.

2) Doctor Prys-Hansen... thousands took to the streets... in Munich... this past weekend... demanding... less talk and more action... by the G7... on climate change.
Do you expect any tangible advances on this front (climate change) during the latest G7 gathering?

3) Professor Kelly... some pundits say... the G7 summit may provide... German Chancellor OLAF SCHOLZ... a chance... to capitalize... on playing host... by adopting... a more ASSERTIVE leadership... regarding the crisis in Ukraine.
What are your thoughts?

4) Doctor Prys-Hansen... a few observers... especially in Germany... France and Italy... have raised... the option... of ENDING... Russia's invasion... of Ukraine... with the latter... SURRENDERING some territory... to the former.
In response... countries like the U.K.... Poland... Estonia... Latvia and Lithuania have rejected... this option... CLAIMING... it will ONLY lead... to FURTHER Russian aggression... in the future.
Where do you stand on this debate?

5-1) Meanwhile... Professor Kelly... a recent CROSS-Europe OPINION POLL shows... quite a number of people believe... tackling... the cost-of-living crisis... needs to take priority... over efforts... to punish... Russia.
How does this public sentiment in Europe... look to affect... its leaders' commitment... to supporting... Ukraine... in the long run?

5-2) And briefly speaking... Doctor Prys-Hansen... what can you... share with us... about the German public's sentiment... with regard to the government's ongoing support... of Ukraine... against Russia?

6) Doctor Prys-Hansen... just ahead of the G7 summit... leaders of the five major emerging economies... Brazil... Russia... India... China and South Africa... gathered... virtually... for the 2022 BRICS summit... chaired by Beijing... last week.
A key agenda was... the possible expansion... of this gathering... to include more members.
Which countries are on the list... and how does this expansion... look to affect... international order... so to speak?

7) Professor Kelly... the G7 summit... this year... has invited... Senegal... Argentina... Indonesia... India and South Africa... the last two guests... of course... are members of BRICS.
What can you tell us about this year's list of invitees... and perhaps... the G7's intentions?

8) Doctor Prys-Hansen... aside from the conflict in Ukraine... and climate change... G7 leaders are also looking... to carefully craft... global economic responses... as the United Nations has warned... of an "unprecedented global hunger crisis".
Now... some believe... the problem has LITTLE... to do with PRODUCTION... and MORE... with the DISTRIBUTION of food.
That being said... what efforts... might serve... to ease... global hunger?

9) Professor Kelly... Ukraine and Moldova were recently granted... EU CANDIDATE STATUS.
Now... Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted... that he has "nothing against"... Ukraine joining the EU... but Kremlin claims... it will give the application... "increased attention"... because the EU is considering... its own defense force.
Does this status... look to affect... tensions... between KYIV and Moscow?

All right

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2022-06-27, 14:00 (KST)

[erniebell]

She is called a Doctor but had difficulty turning on the sound. It is interesting that something would be so difficult for a Doctor.

Their answer (G7) to Climate Change is now to power up the coal mills and increase the greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible because we will need energy.

The G7 (which includes Germany) may rethink their plans when Russia starts maintenance on the North Stream Pipeline in July and cuts all gas exports to Germany (at least during the maintenance time). The gas prices are very high now, but in the middle to end of July, the prices will probably seem to be very very cheap now.