G7 countries will continue to support Ukraine and maintain sanctions against Russia

The foreign ministers of the G7 countries ( Great Britain , Germany , Italy , CANADA , France , Japan and the United States ) at a meeting in Karuizawa in the Japanese prefecture of Nagano agreed to maintain sanctions against Russia, work together to prevent their circumvention, and continue to support Ukraine. The statement was published on the website of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Tokyo is chairing the G7 this year.

The meeting participants will try to prevent arms supplies to Russia from third countries. They said that Moscow should withdraw troops and equipment from Ukraine, condemned President Vladimir Putin's intention to deploy tactical weapons in Belarus, and called Russia's "irresponsible nuclear rhetoric" unacceptable. These plans were announced by Putin at the end of March, citing the UK's promise to transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine .

Japanese Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi called for strengthening relations with the countries of the "Global South" (the countries of Africa, Latin America and the developing states of Asia; they did not impose sanctions against Russia).

In February , BLOOMBERG reported that the G7 is considering creating a mechanism to coordinate the application of sanctions imposed against Russia. Within its framework, the G7 countries will exchange data on any states and companies that are suspected of "complicity" in Russia's actions in Ukraine by evading restrictions or "undermining" them.

In the same month, the Japanese Ministry of Finance announced that the association would provide $39 billion in financial assistance to Kiev in 2023. The aid package is designed to keep the Ukrainian government running, continue to provide basic services, repair damaged infrastructure and stabilize the economy.