MUNSTER /Germany/, November 4. /TASS/. The Group of Seven countries will continue to impose economic sanctions on Russia and other countries supporting its special military operation in Ukraine, according to a joint statement passed by the G7 foreign ministers on Friday.
"We will continue to impose economic costs on Russia and on other countries, individuals or entities providing military support for Moscow’s war of aggression, as several of us have already done regarding Iran’s provision of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to Russia," the statement reads.
"We reiterate our call for the Belarusian authorities to stop enabling Russia’s war of aggression, including permitting Russia’s armed forces to use Belarusian territory to launch missiles targeting Ukraine," the G7 ministers said, warning that in case Belarus’ authorities "more directly involve Belarus in Russia’s war, the G7 will impose overwhelming additional costs on the regime."
Apart from that, the G7 foreign ministers once again called on Russia to immediately stop its special operation in Ukraine and withdraw its troops and weapons. They also stated that together with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba they condemn "Russia’s recent escalation," including its alleged "attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, in particular energy and water facilities, across Ukraine using missiles and Iranian drones and trainers."
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in response to a request for help by the heads of the Donbass republics. He stressed that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories, but aimed to demilitarize and denazify the country. After that, the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom imposed large-scale sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities. Apart from that, Western countries intensified weapons supplies to Kiev.