Olaf Scholz says world must ‘avoid Putin’s trap’ and claims of discord

German chancellor argues there is more unity in the west and support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has argued the world is more unified in its support for Ukraine than Russia suggests, as the war dominated a G7 meeting also tasked with crises in food supply, the climate emergency and a breakdown in global order.

We must not walk into the trap Putin sets of asserting that the world is divided into the global west - the G7 and its friends in the north - and all the rest. That's not true," Scholz told Germany's ZDF television.