US President Joe Biden met together with his G7 counterparts and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to debate Russia’s battle in Ukraine and new measures to punish Moscow.
Biden, who has lauded unity among the many Group of Seven massive economies in standing as much as Russian President Vladimir Putin, was scheduled to fulfill by video convention together with his fellow leaders at 11:00 am ET (1500 GMT) from his house in Delaware, the place he’s spending the weekend. A White House official mentioned the assembly was underway.
The White House mentioned the leaders would talk about including to the sanctions that Western international locations have imposed on Russia since its Feb. 24 invasion.
“They will discuss the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine; the global impact of Putin’s war; showing support for Ukraine and Ukraine’s future; and continued demonstrating G7 unity in our collective response, including building on our unprecedented sanctions to impose severe costs for Putin’s war,” the White House mentioned in a press release.
The assembly comes forward of Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on Monday. Putin calls the invasion a “special military operation” to disarm Ukraine and rid it of anti-Russian nationalism fomented by the West. Ukraine and its allies say Russia launched an unprovoked battle.
The United States and Europe have imposed crushing sanctions on Russia since its invasion, concentrating on banks, companies and people in an try to squeeze the Russian financial system and restrict assets getting used to advance the battle.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
