Ukraine's Zelensky to press G7 for more help as war rages

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a smile during their bilateral meeting at the G7 summit at Elmau Castle, southern Germany, on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering from June 26 to 28, 2022. - AFP

ELMAU CASTLE, June 27, 2022 (AFP): President Volodymyr Zelensky will urge world powers to step up their support for Ukraine when he addresses the G7 summit on Monday, as Kyiv reels from the first Russian strikes on the capital in weeks.

US President Joe Biden and his counterparts from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies, meeting in the Bavarian Alps, have stressed their unity in the face of Russia's aggression -- even as the global fallout worsens.