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President Joe Biden kicked off his first official day at the G7 meeting with the German chancellor as world leaders prepare to huddle on Russias war in the Ukraine, gas prices and inflation.

The leaders of the G7 mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday as they sat down to lunch, joking about his infamous barechested horseback riding photo.

The plans, unveiled on Sunday at the G7 summit in Germany, are designed as an alternative to Chinas massive Belt and Road initiative which has won influence for Beijing in the developing world.

President Joe Biden on Sunday slammed Russias attack on Kyiv as barbarism as he worked to hold Western leaders together against Vladimir Putin.

G7 leaders enjoyed a lighthearted moment at the end of day one of their Alpine summit, posing for a photograph at the bench made famous by Barack Obama and Angela Merkel in 2015.

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Summary: Hmmm. Perhaps we will soon be looking back and saying wisely that this week’s stunning video of the colonel telling tough-truths on state TV was our first clue that a fed-up Putin was building his own offramp — and planning a quick exit from an unconquerable Ukraine.

Russians who oppose the war enough to leave should be welcomed as a boon to productivity.

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