G7 leaders are meeting in Italy starting today to try to agree on a mechanism that would allow frozen Russian assets to be used to help Ukraine in the war.
The war in Gaza will be the focus of several working sessions with bilateral talks on the sidelines of the summit.
The G7, chaired by Italy, is meeting in the luxury seaside resort of Bruges in the Puglia region in the south of the country.
The group includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan
US President Joe Biden arrived in Rome yesterday evening to participate in the summit.
while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declined to participate in the Italian summit.