US President Joe Biden met along with his G7 counterparts and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to debate Russia’s conflict in Ukraine and new measures to punish Moscow.
Biden, who has lauded unity among the many Group of Seven massive economies in standing as much as Russian President Vladimir Putin, was scheduled to satisfy by video convention along with his fellow leaders at 11:00 a.m. ET (1500 GMT) from his residence in Delaware, the place he’s spending the weekend. A White House official stated the assembly was underway.
The White House stated the leaders would talk about including to the sanctions that Western nations have imposed on Russia since its Feb. 24 invasion.
“They will discuss the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine; the global impact of Putin’s war; showing support for Ukraine and Ukraine’s future; and demonstrating continued G7 unity in our collective response, including building on our unprecedented sanctions to impose severe costs for Putin’s war,” the White House stated in an announcement.
The assembly comes forward of Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on Monday. Putin calls the invasion a “special military operation” to disarm Ukraine and rid it of anti-Russian nationalism fomented by the West. Ukraine and its allies say Russia launched an unprovoked conflict.
The United States and Europe have imposed crushing sanctions on Russia since its invasion, concentrating on banks, companies and people in an try and squeeze the Russian financial system and restrict sources getting used to advance the conflict.