On the anniversary of the full-scale war, the Big Seven promised new sanctions against the Russian Federation, bringing Putin to justice and support for Ukraine.
The leaders of the Big Seven (G7) in a statement dedicated to the anniversary of the Russian Federation's full-scale war against Ukraine pledged to work on further measures regarding Russian diamonds and to strengthen diplomatic, financial and military support for Kyiv, writes Deutsche Welle.
In a statement published on Friday, February 24, it is noted that in the coming days and weeks, the leaders should present new sanctions against the Russian Federation and a mechanism to prevent their circumvention. In this context, they stated that they will "work on further measures regarding Russian diamonds", from the export of which the Russian Federation receives significant income. The G7 also promised to take additional measures against the Russian financial sector and those responsible for war crimes and human rights violations.
In addition, the G7 called on third countries to "stop providing material support to the Russian war", and also promised to prevent Russia from finding new ways to acquire materials, technologies and military equipment that it can use to develop its industrial sectors.
The G7 separately emphasized that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine, and that frozen Russian assets would remain under arrest until the end of the war. "Any settlement of the conflict must guarantee that Russia will pay for the damage it has caused," the statement said.
The G7 countries also promised to continue to coordinate efforts to meet Ukraine's urgent needs for military and defense equipment, paying "special attention to air defense systems and means, as well as the necessary ammunition and tanks." The G7 promised to continue providing humanitarian, financial, energy and economic assistance to Ukraine.
"We are united in our determination to bring President (Russia's Volodymyr. - Ed.) Putin and the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international law," the G7 leaders said, supporting the investigation by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and other national prosecutors. The G7 also supported the initiative to create a new structure on the basis of Eurojust - the International Center for the Criminal Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression. He will be part of the Special Joint Investigative Group and will deal with the collection, analysis and storage of evidence of crimes of aggression committed against Ukraine.
