The Group of Seven summit will be held in Hiroshima, Japan, from May 19-22.
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Leaders of the Group of Seven have introduced a set of measures to add pressure on Russia as its invasion of Ukraine continues for a second year.
G-7 leaders are in Hiroshima, Japan, for a three-day meeting to discuss international trade and security as the U.S. and China battle for influence in a multipolar world amid concerns of their decoupling, and as the Ukraine war continues.
“We will starve Russia of G-7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine,” the group said in a statement released late Friday.
The newly announced sanctions build on previous measures and will be broadened to “ensure that exports of all items critical to Russia’s aggression including those used by Russia on the battlefield are restricted across all our jurisdictions, including exports of industrial machinery, tools, and other technology that Russia uses to rebuild its war machine,” the G-7 said in its statement.
A senior U.S. administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, had previewed the measures early Friday morning, noting that the government plans to introduce steps to “economically isolate” Russia to weaken its ability to wage war.
“We will continue to expand export controls to make it even harder for Russia to sustain its war machine,” the senior official told reporters, emphasizing that the U.S. government’s “commitment to continue tightening the screws on Russia remains as strong as it was last year.”
The restrictions were announced as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to fly to Japan to attend the G-7 summit.
The G-7 added that it has “dramatically reduced” its reliance on Russia’s energy supplies and commodities.
“We are determined to continue on this path so that Russia is no longer able to weaponize energy against us,” it said in the statement. “We will further reduce reliance on civil nuclear and…
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