President Zelensky Planning To Hijack G7 Leaders’ Summit In Canada- Israel/Iran May Get There First. Embracing Urination Diplomacy. Saying President Trump Is Old So Very Constructive.
President Zelensky Planning To Hijack G7 Leaders’ Summit In Canada- Israel/Iran May Get There First
Embracing Urination Diplomacy
Saying President Trump Is Old Is So Very Constructive
EU-Member Head Of Government: “He [President Zelensky] continues to piss on us- goal to stand upwind to avoid most of it”
President Zelensky Will Badger President Trump To Support S.1241 And Its 500% Tariffs On Energy Products From Russian Federation Which As Written Impacts Negatively United States Relationships With China, India, Other Countries
President Trump Eager To Expand Bilateral Trade Relationships With China And India
Students From China And India Delivered More Than US$24.2 Billion Into United States Economy
For President Trump, G7 Is An Anachronism With World’s Second-Largest Economy Excluded, World’s Largest Country By Population Excluded. He Wants Russia Back In
For President Trump, the twenty-seven country member European Union (EU) is not dissimilar to the United States of America, a fifty-state republic. States in the west do not necessarily align with states in the east. States in the north do not necessarily align with states in the south. Far away states feel less inclined to support nearer states. Differences exist to be exploited.
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The G7 as constituted represents approximately 734.8 million- approximately 9% of the world’s population. With the addition of three members, the G10 would represent approximately 3.7 billion- approximately 47% of the world’s 7.7 billion population. The G7 is increasingly irrelevant as a true indicator of decision validity. Should 9% be making decisions impacting 91%? Should it try? Should it want to? Can it? The 21st Century G10 includes Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom and United States.
The Group of Seven (1974-1997), known as the G7, included Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States.
The Group of Eight (1997-2014) known as the G8, included Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, and Russian Federation.
The Group of Seven (2014-Present) includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States. The Russian Federation excluded in 2014 because of its military actions on the Crimean Peninsula.
G20: Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Turkey, United States, Australia, Canada, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Republic of South Africa, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States, and Brussels, Belgium-based European Union (EU).
EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
President Trump Will Not React Kindly At The G7 Leaders’ Summit To EU-Members France, Germany, And Italy, Along With Two Representatives Of The EU- European Commission And European Council, Pressuring Him About Ukraine. President Trump Does Not Embrace EU Participation At The G7 Leaders’ Summit As For Him It Represents Two Additional Votes (Pressure Points) When There Are Three Members Countries Of EU Represented
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine (2019-2024; term extended due to imposition of martial law in 2022) can always be counted upon to politically urinate onto or near those heads of state and heads of government from whom he demands something, desires something, needs something, or wants something.
One problem is the nature of wind direction- can’t be controlled. Since 24 February 2022, the results of his urination diplomacy have been mostly successful, although the amount of time required to obtain what he wants is almost always lengthier than he desires. As macro-focused support migrates to micro-focused support, Ukraine will need to adjust from hearing “as long as it takes” to “as long as our taxpayers do not revolt and jeopardize our executive and legislative control.” Governments will not agree to their taxpayers accepting “burden sharing” and “pain sharing” with the government of Ukraine- and citizens of Ukraine.
“He [President Zelensky] continues to piss on us- goal to stand upwind to avoid most of it.” EU-Member Head of Government
For today’s installment of urination diplomacy, President Zelensky takes aim at Donald Trump, President of the United States (2025-2029) in advance of his crossing paths- and likely pull aside, during the G7 Leaders’ Summit to which he was invited by the host government of Canada. This invitation was not embraced by The White House, but the Trump-Vance Administration (2025-2029) did not work aggressively to dissuade his participation. According to reporting by Bloomberg, President Trump “is holding back from pushing China to halt support for Russia’s war machine as he focuses on other issues in the relationship with its biggest geopolitical rival, according to US and European officials familiar with the matter.”
“It’s not even about the fact that he [President Trump] promised during the election campaign that he would end the war. That’s not the point. It’s more that he is a certain person. Let’s also consider his age, and I think it’s important for him- I hope it’s important for him- to end the war. He has spoken about it very often. He has repeated many times that he will end the killing.” Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
“We are working to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense. We urgently need positive signals from the United States- concrete signals regarding air defense systems. We are still waiting for a response to our request to purchase systems that can help- concrete signals, not words.” Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
“I may say unpleasant things, but I tell the truth. And I say what I think. And he [Putin] may sometimes say very nice things, but these things are lies. And I think that for intelligent people, those who lie are more dangerous. In a partnership, you may feel very uncomfortable, but be partners. I think the problem with Putin is that if you think you're in a dialogue, you're really on your own.” Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
“The world may go on a weekend break, but the war continues, regardless of weekends and weekdays. This cannot be ignored. [The] silence of America, silence of others around the world only encourage Putin.” Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia! Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop. This is a War that would never have started if I were President. This is Zelenskyy’s, Putin’s, and Biden’s War, not ‘Trump’s,’ I am only helping to put out the big and ugly fires, that have been started through Gross Incompetence and Hatred.” Donald Trump, President of the United States
From 15 June 2025 to 17 June 2025, the government of Canada will host the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, near the city of Calgary and resort area of Banff. To be followed by the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) from 18 June 2025 to 21 June 2025 in the Russian Federation. And then the NATO Leaders’ Summit at The Hague, the Netherlands, from 24 June 2025 to 26 June 2025.
Canada (Host): “Prime Minister Mark Carney; France: President Emmanuel Macron; Germany: Chancellor Friedrich Merz; Italy: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; Japan: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba; United Kingdom: Prime Minister Keir Starmer; United States: President Donald Trump; European Union: Represented by Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Invited Guests: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine; Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia; Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa (which hosts the G20 in 2025); Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico; Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman (not attending); Lee Jae-myung, President of South Korea, Prabowo Subianto President of Indonesia; Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates (not confirmed).”
President Ramaphosa, who met with President Trump in May 2025 at The White House in Washington DC, has two primary goals. First, to lessen the tariffs imposed upon South Africa by the Trump-Vance Administration. Second, to obtain a commitment that President Trump will attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit from 20 November 2025 to 22 November 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Thus far in 2025, the United States Secretary of State and United States Secretary of the Treasury have declined to participate in G20 meetings held in South Africa.
Prime Minister Carney, who met with President Trump in May 2025 at The White House in Washington DC, he has four (4) primary goals: First to mitigate discussion of Canada becoming the 21st Century addition to the fifty states which comprise the United States of America. While Peter Hoekstra, United States Ambassador to Canada (2025- ), shared “If the Canadians want to keep talking about it, that’s their business. I’m not talking about it. Donald Trump is not talking about it.” Soon after, President Trump shared about his “fabulous Golden Dome System” that the price to Canada is “US$61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State.” Second to avoid placing President Trump in a position where he feels G6 representatives are in public abusing, embarrassing, and pushing him, particularly about issues relating to trade and issues relating to Ukraine. An unwelcome result will be the epitaph for Prime Minister Carney’s hosting efforts. Third not to have the G7 Leaders’ Summit consumed by Ukraine-related issues- and President Zelensky at the expense of President Trump. Meaning the media focuses upon President Zelensky, who will like a drug addict seek attention, while angering President Trump. Fourth crafting a response to criticism from President Trump that Canada plans for defense-related spending to reach 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024- from the current approximately 1.37%, while President Trump wants 5%. Canada has remained under 2% of GDP since the NATO spending target was established in 2006.
President Macron will visit Greenland the day he arrives in Canada for the G7 Leaders’ Summit. The result will be engagement about the United States absorbing Greenland and, concurrently or sequentially, the status of Canada as state-in-waiting. For Prime Minister Carney, another unwelcome digestive opportunity.
Prime Minister Meloni will attempt to deflect from a defense budget representing approximately 1.6% of GDP- with a statement recently that Italy has miraculously achieved 2%. The new NATO member target of 5% of GDP- 3.5% “core” defense spending and 1.5% “defense-related” spending which the government of Italy wants to use for a bridge connecting Calabria to Sicily and the government of Spain wants to use for climate-change related spending will also be questioned by President Trump-even if he agrees with the new NATO member target distributions.
For President Trump, the G20 Leaders’ Summit is about him and trade, not about Ukraine. He will focus upon the values of United States bilateral trade (and travel) relationships with the People’s Republic of China, India, and European Union (EU) as those are immediately consequential for the remaining less than four years of his presidency- commercially, economically, financially, militarily, and politically.
According to the Institute of International Education, for the 2023-2024 school year there were 331,602 students (29.4% of the total) from the People’s Republic of China and 277,398 students (24.6% of the total) from India. Using an average per student tuition of US$40,000.00, the gross revenue to United States-based colleges and universities would be US$13,264,080,000.00 from the People’s Republic of China and US$11,095,920,000.00 from India. That is US$24,360,000,000.00 into the economy of the United States- not including travel, incidental purchases, apartment rental, and for a few the purchase of residences.
According to the College Board, tuition and fees plus room and board for a four-year private college averaged US$58,600.00 in the 2024-25 school year, an increase from US$56,390.00 in 2023-2024. At four-year, in-state public colleges, the average was US$24,920.00, an increase from US$24,080.00.
President Trump is concerned about S. 1241 introduced in the United States Senate which would “impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other purposes.” President Zelensky supports S.1241 as do some members of the EU and EU leadership (European Commission and European Council) in Brussels, Belgium.
As written, S. 1241 would require the implementation of tariffs as high as 500% on countries including China, some of the twenty-seven members of the EU, India, and United States, which source energy from Russian Federation-controlled entities. President Trump opposes S. 1241 as written. However, if S. 1241 resulted in increased energy exports from the United States to the impacted countries, President Trump might warm to the concept of S. 1241.
In 2024, entities in the People’s Republic of China purchased approximately 47% of Russian Federation crude exports and entities in the Republic of India purchased approximately 38%. Entities in the EU purchased approximately 6%. Entities in the Republic of Turkiye purchased approximately 6%. For Russian Federation oil products, entities in Turkiye purchased approximately 25%, entities in China purchased approximately 12%, and entities in Brazil purchased approximately 11%.
In 2024, total product trade between the United States and People’s Republic of China (the world’s second-largest country by population and economy by GDP) was approximately US$582.5 billion with United States exports approximately US$143.5 billion and United States imports approximately US$438.9 billion.
In 2024, total product trade between the United States and Republic of India (the world’s largest country by population) was approximately US$131.8 billion with United States exports approximately US$41.8 billion and United States imports approximately US$87.4 billion. The United States is the largest trading partner of India.
“India is the fifth-largest economy in the world, the most populous country in the world and central to supply chains. I extended the invitation [to attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit] to Prime Minister Modi and, in that context, he has accepted.” Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada (2025- )
According to reporting by Bloomberg, “… the invitation comes as the South Asian nation is expected to overtake Japan and become the fourth-largest economy by March 2026.”
In 2024, total product trade between the United States and Ukraine was approximately US$2.9 billion with United States exports approximately US$1.7 billion (an increase of approximately 60.7% from 2022) and United States imports approximately US$1.2 billion (a decrease of approximately 10.1%). In 2021, total product trade between the United States and Ukraine was approximately US$4.4 billion with United States exports approximately US$2.5 billion and United States imports approximately US$1.9 billion. The values were a substantial increase from 2020. The bilateral trade relationship has decreased since 24 February 2022 when the armed forces of the Russian Federation invaded and invaded further into the internationally-recognized boundaries of Ukraine.
Background
S. 1241 A BILL “To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025- Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Young, Mr. King, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Alsobrooks, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Welch, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Sheehy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Husted, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Justice, Ms. Warren, Mr. Daines, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
SEC. 15. Increases in duties on goods and services imported from the Russian Federation. (a) In general.—Not later than 15 days after making a covered determination, the President shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, increase the rate of duty for all goods and services, including oil, natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products, imported into the United States from the Russian Federation to a rate of not less than the equivalent of 500 percent ad valorem. (b) Recommendations for higher rate.—The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide recommendations to the President with respect to goods and services described in subsection (a) that should be subject to a rate of duty that exceeds the equivalent of 500 percent ad valorem. (c) Duty rate in addition to antidumping and countervailing duties.—The rate of duty required under subsection (a) with respect to a good or service described in that subsection shall be in addition to any antidumping or countervailing duty applicable with respect to the good or service under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.).
SEC. 17. Duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin oil, uranium, and petroleum products. (a) In general.—Not later than 15 days after making a covered determination, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, increase the rate of duty for all goods or services imported into the United States from a country described in subsection (b) to a rate of not less than the equivalent of 500 percent ad valorem. (b) Countries described.—A country is described in this subsection if the country knowingly sells, supplies, transfers, or purchases oil, uranium, natural gas, petroleum products, or petrochemical products that originated in the Russian Federation. (c) Duty rate in addition to antidumping and countervailing duties.—The rate of duty required under subsection (a) with respect to a good or service described in that subsection shall be in addition to any antidumping or countervailing duty applicable with respect to the good or service under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.). (d) Waiver.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the application of subsection (a) one time for a period of not more than 180 days with respect to a country, a good, or a service if the President determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. (2) PROHIBITION ON WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—The President may not waive the application of subsection (a) with respect to— (A) a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism (commonly referred to as a “state sponsor of terrorism”), for purposes of— (i) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); (ii) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); (iii) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or (iv) any other provision of law; or (B) a country specified in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.”
G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Communiqué
Banff, Canada
22 May 2025
“We, the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, met on May 20-22, 2025 in Banff, Canada together with the Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Financial Stability Board (FSB). We were also joined by Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko and the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for parts of the meeting.
Support for Ukraine
We condemn Russia’s continued brutal war against Ukraine and commend the immense resilience from the Ukrainian people and economy. Ukraine has suffered significant destruction. The G7 remains committed to unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity and right to exist, and its freedom, sovereignty and independence toward a just and durable peace. We welcome ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire. If such a ceasefire is not agreed, we will continue to explore all possible options, including options to maximize pressure such as further ramping up sanctions. We reaffirm that, consistent with our respective legal systems, Russia’s sovereign assets in our jurisdictions will remain immobilized until Russia ends its aggression and pays for the damage it has caused to Ukraine. We agree that private sector mobilization will be important in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine, with costs estimated by the WBG at US$524 billion over the next decade. We collectively commit to help build investor confidence through bilateral and multilateral initiatives. To this end, in addition to the ongoing support through the MIGA SURE (Support for Ukraine’s Reconstruction and Economy) trust fund, we will work, including through the Ukraine Donor Platform, with the Government of Ukraine, international financial institutions (IFIs), and the insurance industry towards removing the blanket ban imposed on Ukraine as soon as possible. We will continue to coordinate support to promote the early recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine, including at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which will take place in Rome on July 10-11, 2025. Further, we agree to work together with Ukraine to ensure that no countries or entities, or entities from those countries that financed or supplied the Russian war machine will be eligible to profit from Ukraine’s reconstruction.”
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