G7 warns ‘severe costs’ for those countries helping Russia in war against Ukraine

The Group of Seven countries’ foreign ministers have strongly condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and warned that Moscow would face “severe consequences” if it used chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons.

In a joint statement following two days of meetings in the resort town of Karuizawa in central Japan, top diplomats from the G7 countries renewed their call for third parties to “cease assistance to Russia’s war, or face severe costs.” The statement stated, “We will tighten up our coordination to stop and deal with third parties supplying Russia with weapons and continue to take action against those who materially support Russia’s war against Ukraine,” the communique read.

Top diplomats from several nations, such as Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States, plus the European Union, have lashed out at a Russian threat to station nuclear weapons in Belarus as “unacceptable.”

These nations stated that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is nothing more than a serious violation of international law, including the UN Charter. The G-7 leaders went on to say that Russia has to withdraw its forces from Ukraine immediately and unconditionally.

“We recommit today to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes and to providing sustained security, economic, and institutional support to help Ukraine defend itself, secure its free and democratic future, and deter future Russian aggression,” it said.

“We will continue to help Ukraine repair and restore its critical energy and environmental infrastructure and reemphasize our strong support for Ukraine’s energy security.

Ukraine’s anti-corruption and domestic reform efforts must continue, and we will support them. “In this regard, we reiterate our full confidence in the G7 Ambassadors Support Group in Ukraine and its role of supporting the implementation process,” the statement read.