Ukraine, Hunger, Inflation: G7 Leaders Navigate Myriad of Crises

The G7 will be seeking to hold Russia accountable and to increase the costs and consequences of the war on Vladimir Putin and his economy, says John Kirby, a White House spokesman Christof Stache AFP

G7 leaders including US President Joe Biden gather on Sunday in southern Germany, seeking emphatic backing for Ukraine against Russia's invasion while grappling with the intensifying global fallout of the war.

From soaring inflation to a looming food crisis and energy shortages, the conflict in Ukraine, now in its fifth month, has mired the world in a series of crises.