G7 vows to intensify sanctions on Russia over war in Ukraine


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US secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the conclusion of a G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Karuizawa, Japan. Photograph: Zhang Xiaoyu /AFP Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers vowed to intensify sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine as they wrapped up their meeting in Japan on Tuesday. “We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,” the G7 ministers said in a statement. “There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities such as Russia’s attacks against civilians and critical civilian infrastructure. Russia’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and...