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G7 backs Ukraine NATO bid, raises concerns over UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, right, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin shake hands during the G7 defence ministers meeting in Naples [Tiziana Fabi/AFP]

Defence ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have backed Ukraine’s “irreversible” path to NATO membership and expressed concern over threats to United Nations peacekeepers targeted by Israel in Lebanon.

The one-day gathering in Naples on Saturday marks the G7’s first ministerial meeting dedicated to defence.

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