Taormina — Group of Seven (G7) talks got under way in Sicily on Friday with several clouds hanging over proceedings: the Manchester terrorist attack, looming Brexit talks between the UK and the EU; North Korea’s growing belligerence; questions about US President Donald Trump’s position on Russia; and his comments about US ally Germany’s trade policies. Russia EU president Donald Tusk called on G7 leaders on Friday to maintain sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, but the White House said it did not yet "have a position" on the issue. The EU and US under Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Moscow over its 2014 annexation of Crimea and fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russia rebels. It is, as yet, unclear whether Trump, who is under fire domestically over allegations that Russia meddled to aid his election campaign last year, will maintain these sanctions. "Since our last G7 summit in Japan, we haven’t seen anything that would justify a change in...
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