The first G7 of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, host of the meeting that will see among its main themes the solidarity with Ukraine in the war with Russia and the costs of gas and energy. Tomorrow - considered the crucial one - a video link is scheduled with the leader of Kiev, Volodymyr Zelensky.

In the course of his speech, Prime Minister Mario Draghi, according to what has been learned, said that even when energy prices fall, it is unthinkable "to go back to having the same dependence on Russia as we had". We must " eliminate our dependence on Russia forever ". At the same time “we must avoid the mistakes made after the 2008 crisis: the energy crisis must not produce a return of populism . We have the tools to do this: we must mitigate the impact of rising energy prices, compensate families and businesses in difficulty, tax companies that make extraordinary profits ".

BIDEN: "LET'S STAY UNITED" - Joe Biden will continue his battle to impose new sanctions on Moscow: "We must stay together, in the G7 and in NATO", said the US president. Putin " hopes that someone in the G7 and NATO will divide, but it has not happened at all and it will not happen ". Then he praised Scholz" for the impact that Berlin has had on Europe by pushing it to move on Ukraine ".

Meanwhile, it is rumored that four G7 countries - the UK, Canada, Japan and the US - will ban Russian exports of gold to prevent oligarchs from purchasing the precious metal to avoid the impact of sanctions imposed on Moscow.

JOHNSON-MACRON - Another important bilateral event was held between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron. Bo-Jo warned Macron of "any attempt" of a negotiated solution "at this moment" with Russia for peace in Ukraine, with the risk of prolonging "world instability".

The two, reports Downing Street, saw a chance to "reverse the course" of the war in Ukraine.