US vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers
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US pushes to remove references to sanctions and Russia’s war in Ukraine from a Canadian draft statement

The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.

Canada, which has the current Group of Seven presidency, proposed the measure ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Quebec later this week.

In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said.

  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    How are they going to do that when your democracy has had it’s flesh picked off it’s bones?

    • ghostrider2112@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 hours ago

      Well, I needn’t remind you who has the most heavily armed populace on Earth. It’s just a matter of us all making sure those of us that know better convince those that don’t yet see. There’s just a fuck of a lot of them…

      • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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        15 hours ago

        That military is a damn good reason to reverse this now before it becomes a military dictatorship. It’s easier to resist now, while the vestiges of the old system still exist than when it’s entirely corrupted.

        Your checks and balances have failed. You literary have someone taking a chainsaw to government. Your judiciary have declared your president immune, and your representatives are silent.

        Waiting for the next election isn’t an option.

        • ghostrider2112@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          15 hours ago

          Oh, for sure, the next election seems like an eternity at this point. I’m doing my part, and always have for the most part, and will continue. I’m not saying it is entirely hopeless, but my current best hope is that the rumors of the people of Atlantis going to space, or having advanced undersea dwellings, are true, and that they come back to rescue us.