G7 Leaders call on the Russian Federation to stop the bloodshed and withdraw forces from Ukraine

In a statement leaders of the Group of Seven (G7 - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) say that they are appalled by and condemn the large-scale military aggression by the Russian Federation against the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, directed partly from Belarusian soil. 

The attack was described as an unprovoked and completely unjustified attack on the democratic state of Ukraine based on fabricated claims and unfounded allegations. The statement says that the G7 will bring forward severe and co-ordinated economic and financial sanctions. The G7 calls on alll partners and members of the international

community to condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms, to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, and raise their voice against this blatant violation of the fundamental principles of international peace and security.

“This crisis is a serious threat to the rules-based international order, with ramifications well beyond Europe. There is no justification for changing internationally recognised borders by force. This has fundamentally changed the Euro-Atlantic security situation. President Putin has re-introduced war to the European continent. He has put himself on the wrong side of

history.

“We are committed to uphold peace, stability and international law. We are united in our support for the people of Ukraine and its democratically elected government. In this dark hour our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. We stand ready to support with humanitarian assistance in order to mitigate the suffering, including for refugees and displaced persons from the Russian aggression.

“We call on the Russian Federation to stop the bloodshed, to immediately de-escalate and to withdraw its forces from Ukraine. We also call on Russia to ensure the safety of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. We also condemn the involvement of Belarus in this aggression against Ukraine and call on Belarus to abide by its international obligations.”

Read the full statement here.

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