The leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries reaffirmed their enhanced sanctions against Russia and their continued support for Ukraine during an online summit meeting held from late Friday night Japan time.
In the leaders' statement issued after the talks, the leaders called on "third-countries," with such countries as China in mind, to cease providing material support to Russia. The leaders warned that countries which do not respond to the request will "face severe costs."
The video summit was hosted by Japan, which holds this year's G7 presidency, in the wake of the anniversary of the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The meeting lasted for about 90 minutes through early Saturday.
