G7 defense chiefs meet in Italy amid ongoing Middle East crisis, Ukraine war
G7 defense ministers on Saturday met in Italy as tensions rise in the Middle East and the war between Russia and Ukraine continues.
The meeting, attended by defense ministers from the US, Germany, France, Canada, the UK, Italy, and Japan, as well as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, commenced in Naples, the southern Italian city which is also home to a NATO base.