oh, virgin of the rocks. was there another symbolic meaning to this beautiful painting that perhaps we just don't understand? the search for answers starts july 7th on d w ah ah, this is dw is coming to live from berlin. g 7 countries seek to cap, the price of russian oil. as their summit ends, leaders are expected to announce new sanctions on russia are also pledging billions to fight the global food crisis and plan to face out subsidies for fossil fuel will give life to the closing address from the summit here in germany.

ah. hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. leaders of the g 7 group of nations or ending their 3 day summit in germany with sperm further sanctions on russia for it's ongoing attacks on ukraine. u. s. officials said g 7 countries would try to put a cap on the price of russian oil to limit its revenue. they're also expected to pledge several $1000000000.00 to address a global food crisis. will bring you the closing address from the summit live later this hour. the 1st, here's a look at the issues on the agenda. at this luxury hotel nestled in the bavarian alps, talk of war is dominating discussions at this year's g. 7 summit, specifically options to support ukraine and expands sanctions on russia. in

a closed door session via video link ukraine's president asked were leaders to help and the war before winter, when conditions would become tougher for his troops. the other to some of the physicians that do, we all have assured that we will continue to support ukraine in his defense against russia. lies what's clear as that war is a deep, deep cut in international relations. a little ego of all the rules, all the agreements that we have made with each other the other by the cooperation of states, all has been broken run by functions, especially the understanding that borders should not be moved by force to skim. finished with your vote for sure of himself. his conclusion that the one, the g 7 is considering capping russian oil prices and imposing sanctions on gold exports. as a way to further target vladimir putin revenue streams, while minimizing spillover affects, the war is already driving up food and fuel prices around the world,

as well as inflation rates. several developing economies have been invited to take part in this year's summit to winning working groups focused on energy and food security. here in the studio with me is d w as she political correspond, melinda crane. i am covering g 7, a bench at the summit itself. i nearby gosh, pa, concurrent, but very of, for us, is the w's, brussels beer chief, alexandra con. nomine. good to have you both with us. we're going to be going through the summit. hopefully we'll get some uh, live pictures there from the final conferences, kronos from at the summit was start with you alexander of final statements from g. 7 leaders will be made shortly. the declaration was just released. what's the bank take away from this summit? well, i think indeed that that be can take away from this summit, is that the g 7 leaders remains united. not only when it comes to des, support for ukraine and condemnation of russia's brutal war there. but also when it

comes to the pressing issues that we're on the agenda with regards to the state of the global economy. even though we know that they were different proposals on the table with some countries pushing for full bold measures, others being more restrained. we now have them all united and saying that they are ready to study price caps for instance, on russian oil and gas. and we know that the final communicate also mentions a ban on russian gold to be imports. they are going to pledge, as you just mentioned, 4500000000 u. s. dollars to address global hunger. they were also speaking about climate change, inviting other countries to join egg climate club. i'm sorry, this is quite loud here. i. i think you can hear it with helicopters, lending nearby. so i think that the big takeaway is that the leaders are united as

you're speaking or alexander. i believe we were looking at some live pictures of the summer tears gathering. oh, i'm told her not 5. there's just some file pictures of the, of the leaders of the g 7 gathering at that summit, melinda crane, or political, she political correspond is with us. here in the studio, melinda, we just heard alexandra mentioned the possibility of, of putting a, a cap, a price cap on russian oil. that something that the g 7 leaders are aspiring to. they don't have a clear plan for that yet. but any idea how that supposed to work? yes, and it's complex, which is why we probably won't hear a definitive statement on exactly how this is to be done. but apparently they are quite close to agreeing on a cap. and the cap would have essentially 2 advantages. for the g 7 leaders. first of all, it would deny vladimir putin,

the windfall profits has been getting because despite the fact that the west is trying to win itself off of russian fossil fuels, the prices of those fossil fuels have been so ring. and putin has been able to divert supplies from the west to china, india and other countries. therefore, he, in fact has more money in his war chest rather than less. so trying to put a cap on the russian oil price would clearly serve that aim of reducing the gains to him. but it would also be an attempt to try to bring these runaway fuel prices under control and also drivers of inflation under control. and as you know, those fuel prices are badly hurting, not simply the g 7 countries represented here, but also very much the global south, the most vulnerable in many countries, including those invited yesterday in the outreach session. are they seeing the poorest in those countries unable to pay for cooking oil and essentially facing

a major hunger crisis? so that would be the aim. the mechanism is that they would seek to impose sanctions, apparently, on the main insurer for russian oil tankers. and that, that would then ensure that that company would be sanctioned unless it kept the price of them will be coming back to the sure. i'm sure, melinda, because it is, it's very important this mechanism how that cap on rational process is supposed to work and, and not everyone understands at this point. i'm not sure the, some of tiers have really worked it out themselves. but i wanted to ask you a question about the u. s. president joe biden. he's leaving the summit just as we speak. i understand his motorcade is just left the venue up. how was this summit for joe biden? this is a rather critical juncture for him in his presidency. he's got major domestic problems at the moment, but the, the world economy is also weighing on him and the u. s. economy, of course, the conflict to the war in ukraine that russia has his launch there. how has this

worked out for jo biden's priorities at the summit? well, certainly he was intent upon delivering the message that alexander talked about a moment ago, namely that the west remains completely united. and you'll remember as the g 7 summit got underway, he stood in front of the cameras with chancellor schultz praised germany's work in dealing with the ukraine crisis. and also both sides said transatlantic unity has never in stronger the u. s. is absolutely at the forefront essentially of keeping keeping this together. now, that is an important message for joe biden, at home as well as abroad, but will it sure up domestic support in the u. s. probably not. what he needs to deliver is really concrete action to bring inflation down the fed, the federal reserve bank in the u. s. is working on that, but people really want to see see changes at the gas tank. they want to see changes

when they, when they go grocery shopping and any weather, any thing that has been decided here in bavaria can really bring inflation down quickly. is a very, very open question. you were just looking at live pictures there of them, i believe is the motorcade of president joe biden leaving o leaving the venue again. i'm told they are not live pictures. they are just the pictures of jo biden's motorcade leaving the venue. but you can get a sense of just how large security is massive motorcade involved in putting all that together. let's go back to uh, to bavaria. we're alexander, phenomena standing by alexandra. this summit for joe biden was a, was significant, of course, as it was for all of the leaders there. but why is he leaving the summit early and not delivering a final statement as many of the others are? yes, and he was actually also expects to i was expected to deliver at

a state men's a hat off stand working session today. however, dan d, u as administration has decided to leave earlier because they were concerned stepped weather conditions that are expected to get worse will prevent the u. s. president from traveling further on to their youth, nato summit in madrid. and, and that is why, of course, security is stab priority here. they decided that it is the right thing to do to leave earlier to be on time and madrid for the very important native summit there. thank you for now, melinda. thank you for now. we're going to move on to another pressing topic. as of course, we wait for the final news conference is going to be held in at the summit venue there in schloss. l mouth, of course, will be bringing that to you live. will g 7 leaders have condemned russia for

carrying out a missile? strike on a busy shopping mall and central ukraine, calling that attack a war crime, at least 18 people were killed on monday when missiles hit the building in the city of crime and shook around a 1000 shoppers were reported to be inside. at the time, ukraine has requested united nations security council meeting over the strike rescue services worked through the night looking for survivors still trapped in the collapse mall. dozens of severely injured victims, somewhat life threatening wounds have been taken to local hospitals. anchormen shook. they describe harrowing scenes just after the russian missiles struck ye, but your love yeah. actually through the air and shrapnel hit my body to father, the whole place was collapsing. then i landed on the floor and i don't know if i was conscious or unconscious. i didn't understand anything. i opened my eyes and i

saw a big piece of rubble was in top of me, and i started to scream. help me. you for my head, your official say the missiles struck one over a 1000. people were inside the shopping mall. hundreds of rescued emergency service workers are still scoring the rebel searching for survivors or for verbal. but according to the preliminary police report, there's still people inside the shopping center in the zone them. so you credential is an important transportation hub and home to the countries biggest oil refinery. ukraine's president voldemort zalinski described a strike as a terrorist act. designed to coincide with the most business hours and cause maximum loss of life that a dead. i can't remember what the only absolute psycho terrorists who should have no place on earth can launch missiles at such an object. and not an incidental hit by missiles. it's a precise russian strike or exactly on the shopping center. some old c,

albany cent. russia has recently stepped up, its missile strikes across ukraine. shelling of her chief on monday, killed 5 people, and we'll do 22 more, including 5 children, according to authorities. the northeastern city has suffered heavy bombardments of the very start of the rushed invasion on february 24th on the eve will never such explosions. i don't even know how to describe them. windows were shaking their beloved, almost someone told me something happened to my father in law. i came close and he was laying down still alive. literally, within 10 minutes he started leaving from and that was it. despite russia's claims, it isn't targeting civilians, it's once again, ukraine's alarm population. that's pain, a heavy price for the russian invasion. while for the latest developments in ukraine, let's talk to our correspondent in manuel charles in kia model. what. what's the

latest on the shopping mall attack? what are we now where terry are over 20 over 20 people on know, accounted for dead after this deadly. i me. so those try can to just give you an idea as to how just, just how terrible are these try falls. well, the bodies are so badly that they will only be identified to dna testing. there's 60 over 60 people who have been injured some very badly and there's thousands of people still are missing with the auto re t's. now, as it was mentioned in a report, quantifying this act as a terrorist art against population. and i know you're also monitoring the reaction to this attack of it's been widely condemned, of course. so tell us to tell us more about international reaction to this. well 1st they did reactions here in q was that of

a very strong shock and emotion among the population. and unfortunately, they have been accustomed to a horrible report such reports of shedding of civilian spots on the international stage. they have also been quite a few strong reactions, not least doth of the g 7, b dos. we issued a statement condemning these are brutal attack. they said they also said that these indiscriminate a type of attack on innocent civilians come to constitute a war prime. and this happened, they say are, as the are russia unfold? did an unjustified war of choice since february 24th against ukraine are so important reaction from the united nations, which it said yesterday in a statement that whatever the number of casualties ends up to be the attack on the shopping mall, any attack on the shopping mall is actually deplorable as we're seeing these strikes on russian.