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Recent "family photos" from the G7 and G8 summits show how Russian President Vladimir Putin has been outcast and faced unprecedented international isolation since his nation invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Putin has an International Criminal Court arrest warrant hanging over his head, and Russia has been kicked out of the G8 for illegally annexing Crimea in 2014.
Recent "family photos" from the G7 and G8 summits show how Russian President Vladimir Putin has been outcast and faced unprecedented international isolation since his nation invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Putin has an International Criminal Court arrest warrant hanging over his head, and Russia has been kicked out of the G8 for illegally annexing Crimea in 2014.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has been on a diplomatic tour to shore up support for defending his country, while Russian President Putin faces unprecedented international isolation. Zelenskyy's participation in the G7 summit would be of great symbolic and geopolitical significance, conveying the fact that the G7 continues to strongly support Ukraine. Putin's effort to shore up more friends in the South Caucasus by scrapping visa requirements for Georgian nationals and lifting a four-year ban on direct flights to the country also didn't appear to go as smoothly as the Kremlin may have hoped.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been on a diplomatic tour to shore up support for defending his country, visiting Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France, Britain, and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces unprecedented international isolation, with an International Criminal Court arrest warrant hanging over his head. Zelenskyy's participation in the G7 summit would be of great symbolic and geopolitical significance, conveying the fact that the G7 continues to strongly support Ukraine. Putin's effort to shore up more friends in the South Caucasus by scrapping visa requirements for Georgian nationals and lifting a four-year ban on direct flights to the country also didn't appear to go as smoothly as the Kremlin may have hoped.
The Taliban government is attempting to take control of more Afghan embassies abroad, according to a spokesman, as the international community remains wary of officially recognizing the Taliban due to their restrictions on women and girls. The administration has sent diplomats to at least 14 countries, including Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, and other Arab and African countries. The Taliban have banned girls from middle school, high school, and university, and women from most fields of employment, including at nongovernmental groups.