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• War in Ukraine Russian blow to kyiv on the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid

The leaders of the G7, the seven largest economies on the planet, meet in

(Germany) for a decisive confrontation, at a crucial moment in the

.

As the suits sat down for their first summit meeting whose main focus is on the

, British Prime Minister

asked if they should take off their jackets, or even bare their shirts.

"We all have to prove that we are tougher than

," Johnson said, drawing laughter and derision from some of his colleagues.

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06.05.

G7 leaders mock Putin: "Shall we take off our shirts? Let's show that we are tougher than him"

G7 leaders have mocked the macho image of their absentee adversary,

, at a meeting in Germany dominated by the

Russian president 's

.

As the suit-clad leaders sat down for their first three-day G7 summit meeting in the Bavarian Alps, British Prime Minister

asked if they should take off their jackets, or even strip down more and bare their shirts.

"We all have to show that we are tougher than

," Johnson said, drawing laughter from some of his colleagues.

has been photographed shirtless multiple times in photos published by Russian state media, including one in which he was riding a brown horse wearing wraparound sunglasses, a gold chain and military pants.

"Riding a horse bare-chested," retorted Canadian

.

"Oh yes," European Commission President

said .

"Horse riding is the best."

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Ukraine resists in Lisichansk while the Russian Army sets its sights on Sloviansk

According to the Ukrainian command, Russian troops are increasing pressure in the Sloviansk area, but their attacks have been repelled in several locations.

"We observe a concentration of troops, armor and artillery in the direction of Sloviansk," said the head of the military administration of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko, in statements to Ukrainian television.

According to Kirilenko, the Russian forces try to approach the Ukrainian defense lines to use, in addition to planes and missiles, their artillery to shell the city.

"The Russians do not change their tactics. We have already seen what happened in Mariupol and Severodonetsk, so in Sloviansk we are preparing for any development of events," the regional leader said.

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