simply afraid for the german economy. germany is dependent on russian oil and gas and coal. there are fears here in this country that if all of that is shut off, germany could lose its role as a major industrial power and lose its wealth as well. one of those things with the proximity of russia and dependence on the energy a huge factor here as well, michael? yes. fascinating. all right, appreciate it. thanks to you both. joining me now from washington, d.c., cnn political and national security analyst david singer. david, always good to have you on. a great article about the g-7. how big of an issue is unity when it comes to russia s war in ukraine and how the world responds to it? are western allies still united? i think they are for now. it is clear there is fatigue setting in. you know, you heard henry
amazing job and he was steadfast with the u.s. this is something that was very important. you do have a certain amount of people that believe germany is not doing enough and needs to give ukraine more weapons but you have a not unsubstantial part of the population you have the fatigue setting in. they are not sure if germany should still be supporting this and they are afraid of the economic consequences. germany unlike no other country in europe is dependent on russian energy. massively dependent on russian fuel, gas and coal. it is very important for president biden to keep the germans and other nations in line and make sure they can remain steadfast and that is something that has been achieved. we are looking closely at to what volodymyr zelenskyy says when he addresses the g7, he
you very much. a us official has been quoted as saying, it is a long list of plans for the g7 to task ministers working on a russian oil price cap, the intention to stop president putin of his main source of cash and also amongst these proposals, sanctions on those responsible for human rights abuses, including war crimes or trying to steal ukrainian grain also targeting services for transporting rushing oil. the list goes on. the g7 summit is being held in the bavarian alps the media are being kept some distance away in garmisch where our correspondentjenny hill is. just running through some of those lines being quoted by a us official for our viewers and we heard chris mason ask borisjohnson about whether there was some fatigue setting in on dealing with this for? clearly the g7 leaders will want to come out of this looking ambitious and with energy to deal with it? yes, and before i answer those
as part of a new trial. and could koalas become extinct? they ve been declared an endangered species in much of australia s east coast. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, has told the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the last russian soldier has left ukraine. some ukrainian officials have expressed concerns their country may be pushed towards a peace deal with russia, as the war continues to put pressure on food and energy supplies. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has meanwhile warned of what he called ukraine fatigue setting in. mrjohnson has just returned from a visit to kyiv on friday. our correspondent, nick beake, reports from kyiv. singing
militants in afghanistan attack a sikh place of worship in kabul, killing two people the latest assault on religious minorities there. and more than 30 people are killed in northern bangladesh as heavy monsoon storms trigger lightning and landslides. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, has told the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the last russian soldier has left ukraine. some ukrainian officials have expressed concerns their country may be pushed towards a peace deal with russia, as the war continues to put pressure on food and energy supplies. borisjohnson has meanwhile warned of ukraine fatigue setting in after returning from his trip to kyiv on friday. our correspondent nick beake