The Russia-Ukraine conflict, the rising cost of energy and global food shortages dominated the talks at the G7 Summit in the Bavarian Alps. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined the gathering by video link and again asked for more weapons to stop Russian advances.
Ira Spitzer begins our coverage with this report.

Joining the discussion:

• Einar Tangen is a political and economic affairs commentator.
• Klaus Larres is a professor of History and International Affairs at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
• Marcus Papadopoulos is an historian, analyst and author specializing in Russia.
• Oleksii Riabchyn is an adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine.

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