Karuizawa (dpa) – The G7 group of economically strong democracies intends to provide further support to Ukraine, which is under attack from Russia. This was agreed by the G7 foreign ministers at their meeting on Monday in Karuizawa, as the Japanese foreign ministry announced. At the same time, the participants reiterated their call for Russia to withdraw its troops “immediately and unconditionally” from Ukraine. The sanctions imposed on Moscow will be continued, according to a statement. Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed that the G7 group and like-minded countries needed to demonstrate unity in this context.
Furthermore, the ministers agreed their intention to jointly prevent the sanctions against Russia being undermined and the aggressor receiving weapons from third countries, the statement continued.