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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast during their dinner at The Palace of the Facets in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, March 21, 2023. Russian threats to nuke Ukraine. China's belligerent military moves around rival Taiwan, its growing ties with Moscow and its growing assertiveness throughout Asia. North Korea's unprecedented run of weapons testing and development. The top diplomats from seven of the world's most powerful countries will have plenty to discuss when they gather in the hot spring resort town of Karuizawa, starting Sunday, April 16, 2023, for the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)