LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) – UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Saturday that the West and its allies must unify
against authoritarianism, as she welcomed G7 peers concerned about Russian and Chinese threats. The two-day
meeting of foreign ministers from the world’s wealthiest countries in Liverpool, northwest England, is the final in-
person meeting of Britain’s year-long G7 chair before it is passed to Germany.
Russia’s army build-up on Ukraine’s border is at the top of the agenda, along with conversations about fighting China,
restricting Iran’s nuclear aspirations, and resolving the situation in Myanmar’s military-run government.
Truss stated as she formally launched the discussions, “We need to join together firmly to stand up to aggressors who
attempt to limit the frontiers of freedom and democracy.”