Emmanuel Macron: “I think we will have our own diplomacy on China, and we are very much attached to our independence, which is normal.”

A coordinated G-7 release will cause fuel prices to “drop at the pump as quickly as possible,”

G7 nations had also agreed to “take no measures to restrict the exchange of energy and petroleum products between partner countries”.

Paris will continue to stand by Ukraine and President Zelensky.

This also requires that it be done calmly, in an orderly way, and with respect for both people and property.