That’s the view of Dmytro Sherenhovskyi, an international relations expert and vice-rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, expressed during the “The world and us” project with Yevhen Mahda.“This isn’t helplessness — it’s just reality. The G7, as we know it, is still a club of rich democracies. But unlike in previous years since its founding, we can no longer say that this group shapes strategic global initiatives — and there are several reasons for that,” he said.“First, we now see that the G7’s interests are increasingly diverging. They’ve always had differences — that’s precisely why the group and its summits exist: to bring together the largest economies and synchronize their clocks.”Sherengovskyi also noted that it’s becoming more difficult for the G7 to set a global agenda that gains widespread support.“Today we can see that it’s extremely difficult to align the interests of the United States, France, or, for example, Japan — particularly on issues like China or the Middle East. Secondly, it’s clear they’re struggling to set a global agenda that would be supported by other countries, especially the so-called Global South. The initiatives they agree upon aren’t necessarily becoming international or global in scope,” the expert added.The European Commission confirmed its readiness to continue economic and financial support for Ukraine, including allocating up to €11 billion in 2025 under the G7 loan initiative.