It is the first international summit with a physical presence that Chancellor Scholz is hosting: The G7 is meeting in Brussels – and sending a clear message to the Russian President.
The group of seven leading democratic economic powers (G7) has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the attack on Ukraine immediately.
At their crisis summit in Brussels, the G7 threatened the Kremlin chief with consequences for the invasion of the neighboring country that began four weeks ago. “We will spare no effort to hold President Putin and the planners and supporters of this aggression, including the regime of (President Alexander) Lukashenko in Belarus, accountable for their actions,” the G7 said.
The group called on Russia to “withdraw its armed forces and military hardware from the entire territory of Ukraine.” One appeals to all states not to support Russia in the war.
Scholz: “Today I saw the G7 as a unit”
The G7 includes Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the USA and Great Britain. Germany currently holds the presidency. “Today I saw the G7 as a unit,” said Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) after the summit. The meeting was convened at short notice because most of the G7 members were in Brussels anyway because of the NATO and EU summits. At the invitation of Scholz, the regular G7 summit is to take place at the end of June at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria.
The G7 pledged further assistance to Ukraine. “We are fully committed to supporting the Ukrainians in their heroic resistance to Russia’s unjustifiable and illegal aggression,” the statement said. The G7 underlined that the sanctions imposed on Russia would be implemented and expanded if necessary. “We are ready to take additional measures if necessary.”
The G7 sharply criticized Russian attacks on facilities such as the decommissioned nuclear power plant in Chernobyl. “Russia’s attack has already endangered the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine,” it said. “Russian military actions are exposing the population and the environment to extraordinary dangers, with potentially catastrophic consequences.”
The G7 also pledged to reduce their dependence on Russian energy. They emphasized that all measures were not directed against the Russian population. “We want the people of Russia to know that we don’t hold grudges against them.”
Source: Stern
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