but russia certainly has made no effort to try to annex eastern ukraine. russia could make steps that would allow a settlement of the conflict there and restoration of the ukrainian sovereignty. but t but russia has done none. that. >> more broadly, what is achievable this weekend? french president macron said a communique to effort that would be pointless. that's basic agreement of principles. what is in within reach for the seven member states? >> it's going to be i think a difficult decision. i mean, typically the g7 leaders focus on economic issues. global trade, questions such as economic growth, they talk about climate change. and there are discussions about political issues. but as you noted, the president trump of france and they weare e host of the summit, said for the first time since the 1970s there will be no communique because he sees the differences between the united states and the european