G7 ministers meet with Ukraine war, China ties on agenda

By MATTHEW LEE
AP Diplomatic Writer

MUENSTER, Germany (AP) — Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized democracies have opened two days of talks in Germany. They are grappling with grappling with the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s growing economic clout and Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protesters. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations met Thursday in the western German city of Muenster to take stock of the situation in Ukraine more than eight months after Russia invaded its neighbor. The meeting in Muenster comes nearly a year after the G-7 nations warned Russia of “massive consequences” if it invaded Ukraine. The war has exacerbated food and energy shortages, and had other ripple effects far beyond Europe.