US EditionG7 Foreign Ministers Close Ranks on Wars in Ukraine and Sudan
G7 ministers pledged to increase economic pressure on Russia and condemn Sudan violence, urging a halt to weapons support for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, amid escalating conflict.
- On Wednesday , G7 foreign ministers presented a united front on Ukraine and Sudan after concluding a two-day meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.
- After two days of discussion, G7 ministers pledged to increase economic pressure on Russia and explore measures against financiers to support Ukraine's energy and defence amid a tough winter, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said.
- National steps included Canada's sanctions targeting drone development and deployment, Britain's funding for Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noting defence support discussions.
- G7 ministers condemned escalating violence in Sudan and urged halting arms flows to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, while avoiding public discussion of U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels.
- Allegations about outside support to the RSF surfaced, which the United Arab Emirates denies while U.S. officials say they know who is involved; the summit followed U.S. President Donald Trump's recent end to trade talks with Canada.
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The Sudanese war broke out suddenly in April 2023, and since then it is estimated that some 150,000 people have been killed.The conflict confronts the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which have arms support and funding from the United Arab Emirates and carry out massacres whose bloody trail can be seen from space.This conflict has been buried under the rubble of the convulsive news. But for journalist and writer Nesrine Malik…
Sudan on Thursday welcomed the United States' position that held the Rapid Support Forces responsible for the military escalation in the country, and accused them of committing atrocities and serious violations against civilians...
G7 foreign ministers close ranks on wars in Ukraine and Sudan
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialised democracies presented a united front on Ukraine and Sudan on Wednesday, even as they skirted around the more contentious issues overshadowing the gathering.
In a joint statement issued at the end of their meeting in Canada on Wednesday, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and Sudan, supported US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza and, among other things, called for support for a mission to combat gangs in Haiti.
‘Didn’t come up’: G7 diplomats show support for Ukraine but avoid contentious issues like trade, U.S. military strikes
The G7 ministers in their joint statement strongly condemned the recent escalation of violence in war-torn Sudan, and the U.S. Secretary of State decried the humanitarian situation
US Secretary of State demands halt to arms deliveries to paramilitaries
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