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.

  • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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    America

    Correct. Nice to see headlines reflecting the complicity of the nation.

    Fuck you, fix your country before we all die.

    Fuck you.

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      If you’re waiting on Americans to storm the capital, then you’re going to have to wait until a Democrat wins the presidency again.

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      You act like it’s an America problem and not a billionaire problem. Where do you live that you think the same billionaires don’t own you too?

      We need to transcend nations before we all die and a handful of oligarchs have power forever.

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        Lmao Don’t act like people from the US didn’t vote for exactly this. This is an America problem. Through and through. FAFO

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            Lordy what ivory tower? Lmao.

            How many decades has the united States told other countries how they are the shining beacon on the hill? How long has the US put their finger in latin America? How many more American guns need to come into my country.

            You all were told that electing that idiot into office would have horrendous outcomes, not only for the US, but for the world. Y’all did it twice. Hence the FAFO

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          Americans absolutely did not vote for this! You call an election where one man can pay out a quarter billion - legally - a fair election? Do you think 90% of Russians vote for Putin too? We’re cooked and getting more cooked. Point and laugh and act like this isn’t bad news for the world.

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            Voted for it twice. C’mon now. This has been a long time coming. Trump-phenomenon didn’t happen overnight or in this last election.

            And I’m not pointing or laughing. I didn’t learn English because it’s fun, I dreamed about living the American dream. I believed in the US. I grew up on GI Joe. It’s sad actually. I remember when the USSR was the enemy and now y’alls UN vote is aligned. The US soft power has plummeted.

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    I mean apart from the logic of sanctions, those shadowfleet boats are “environmental disaster” ticking timebombs. They are not very safe or seaworthy.

    Some of them have extreme strange huge anchors, which tend to drag 100 km across the oceanfloor and mysterously break critical communication cables in Europe and so. Others have dubious highend technical devices on board.

    Nice detail is that somehow they end up being owned by a Hong Kong Ltd.

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    Make it a G6. Problem solved. Russia isn’t in the G7 so it shouldn’t have a vote or veto in the first place. Not directly nor by proxy.

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    Why don’t they just move ahead with the plan regardless of America? The US has made it pretty clear they intend to depart NATO, and so the rest of the organization may as well just move forward regardless of what the US says.

    The US position here is “We are rethinking our position here, and thus can’t get involved in any new business,” which to me is fair. Regardless of how anyone feels about their decision to leave, if they’re deciding to leave, it makes sense to not start something that will keep them involved.

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      Why don’t they just move ahead with the plan regardless of America?

      It’s in the article. G7 is about consensus. Doesn’t mean other parties won’t have their own plans.