G7 foreign ministers have warned that those helping Russia wage war in Ukraine would face 'severe costs'.
G7 FOREIGN MINISTERS have warned that those helping Russia wage war in Ukraine would face “severe costs”, as they offered a united front on another key policy challenge: China.
While talks were dominated by Ukraine and regional challenges, including a demand that North Korea “refrain” from new nuclear tests or ballistic missile launches, the ministers covered a broad sweep of global policy problems. They demanded the “immediate reversal” of “unacceptable decisions” including a ban on women working with non-government organisations and the United Nations in the country.
They also slammed Russia’s “irresponsible nuclear rhetoric” and called a threat by Moscow to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus “unacceptable”.Warnings to China The statement made clear the ministers were mindful of the furore caused by French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments last week, following a trip to Beijing, that Europe should avoid “crises that aren’t ours”.
It accused China of an “ongoing and accelerating expansion of its nuclear arsenal”, and expressed concern Beijing is developing “increasingly sophisticated delivery systems, without transparency, good faith arms control or risk reductions measures”. The talks set the stage for a G7 leaders’ summit next month in Hiroshima, where Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to make nuclear disarmament a key plank of discussions.
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