G7 allies to set up team to counter Russia and China’s use of economic coercion

Rishi Sunak voiced concerns at the G7 summit about Russia and Chinese attempts to influence other nations’ decisions.

G7 leaders attend a working lunch in Hiroshima (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak and allies will establish a new team to root out and counter Russia and China’s use of economic coercion to influence nations’ decisions.

The Prime Minister will stress at the G7 summit in Hiroshima the need to coordinate responses to attempts to hold countries to ransom by threatening their economies.

He is concerned about the impact of the stranglehold that Vladimir Putin imposed on European gas supplies to counter support for Ukraine.