Meeting in South Korea, leaders of the G7 (i.e., US, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and Canada) have: Agreed to move swiftly to impose additional sanctions on Russia in order “to increase the costs of Russia’s actions”. Accused Russia of not taking any concrete actions in support of the Geneva accord. Condemned Russia’s illegal attempt to annex Crimea and Sevastopol, which the G7 does not recognize. Decided to “follow through on the full legal and…

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission today condemned the referendum held in Crimea and Russia’s attempt to annex Crimea. The G7 further stated that if Russia escalates the situation in the region, it will “intensify actions including coordinated sectoral sanctions that will have an increasingly significant impact on the Russian economy”. The diplomatic measures taken today at the G7…