G7 leaders wrap up summit, pledge tougher action against Russia

Members of the Group of Seven major economies also pledged Tuesday to create a new ‘climate club’ for nations that want to take more ambitious action to tackle global warming [Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu]

The leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies have pledged during a meeting in Germany to isolate Russia as they struck a united stance to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” against Moscow’s invasion.

In their final statement on Tuesday from the Group of Seven (G7) summit, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, along with the European Union, underlined their intent to impose “severe and immediate economic costs” on Russia and look into far-reaching steps to cap Kremlin income from oil sales that are financing the war, now in its fifth month.