Leaders at the G7 summit in Germany are meetingfor a second and final day Monday with a focus onclimate and energy issues, and talks with theircounterparts from African nations.
Before the summit opened Sunday, U.S. PresidentBarack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkelheld their own talks where the White House said theyagreed that how long economic sanctions against Russia remain in place depends on Russia'simplementation of a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine.
Chancellor Merkel told German public broadcaster ARD that Moscow should stay out of the G7 "community of values" over its actions in Ukraine. "There is a barrier at the moment and Icannot really see how it can be overcome," she said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited to take part in the summit for the second yearin a row. He was first excluded last year after Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
European Council President Donald Tusk said Sunday the European Union and the G7 leadersremain firm in their support of Ukraine in its fight against pro-Russian separatists.
歐洲委員會主席圖斯克說,歐盟和工業化七國領導人仍然堅決支持烏克蘭打擊東部的親俄羅斯分離主義分子。
Speaking at the luxury Schloss Elmau resort, Tusk said, "Our group is not only the political oreconomic group of interest, but first of all it is a community of values, and that is why Russiais not among us here today, and will not be invited as long as it behaves aggressively againstUkraine and other countries."