British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, arrives at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam on Monday March 24, 2014 ahead of the March 24-25 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague. (AP Photo/Martijn Beekman, POOL)
March 24, 2014 - 9:15 AM
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron says it is "absolutely clear" there will be no G-8 summit in Russia given Moscow's actions toward Ukraine.
Preparations for the June summit in Sochi already have been suspended as a result of Russia's annexation of Crimea.
European leaders last week announced their own plans to scrap an EU-Russia summit scheduled for June, and Cameron on Monday confirmed that the G-8, too, would not go forward.
Speaking from the Netherlands ahead of a hastily arranged G-7 summit to discuss the West's response to Russia's actions, Cameron said that "we should be absolutely clear there's not going to be a G-8 summit this year in Russia."
He said the G-7 will be discussing the way forward, adding that "frankly, it's Russia that needs to change course."
News from © The Associated Press, 2014