They accuse Moscow of using the threat of world hunger as a weapon of war
The G7 countries, the western economic powers, will “never” accept the border shift that Russia wants to make in their favor after the invasion of Ukraine. “We will never recognize the borders that Russia wants to move with its military aggression,” emphasizes the final statement signed by the G7 foreign ministers at the end of their two-day meeting in the German city of Weissenhäuser Strand, in the northern state of Schleswig. -Holstein on the shores of the Baltic Sea. “Border changes such as those that Russia wants to force with military force will never be recognized by us,” said German minister and host Annalena Baerbock.
The document underlines that the seven countries of the group “will continue to support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including Crimea, and all other states” and confirms that, if necessary, the G7 countries will continue to provide arms for years to come. other military equipment to the attacked country. “We will maintain current military and defense aid to Ukraine for as long as necessary,” warn the signatories of the statement, stressing that there was no provocation by Ukraine in this new invasion of its territory, unjustified and carried out against international law.
After emphasizing Ukraine’s right to defend itself, the heads of G7 diplomacy have sharply criticized the authorities of neighboring Belarus for their role in the conflict. Alexander Lukashenko’s regime “must stop allowing Russian aggression and fulfill its international obligations,” the ministers say. This Friday and Saturday, foreign officials from the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, as well as the European Union, analyzed the development of Russia’s war against Ukraine and its global implications. The meeting was also attended on the first day by his colleague from Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and neighboring Moldova, Nicu Popescu.
The head of German diplomacy at the end of the meeting accused Russia of waging a “grain war” with looting Ukrainian silos and warehouses. The Moscow government is deliberately trying to extend the war in Ukraine to the rest of the world, especially in Africa, Baerbock said, for whom the fact that Russia also blocks Ukrainian ports to prevent grain exports is not collateral damage. “Let’s not be naive,” said the environment minister, who accused Russia of feeding the breeding ground to weaken international cohesion. The G7 therefore warns of the enormous consequences of the conflict in regions of Africa and the Middle East.
About 43 million people in these areas are at risk of famine, denounced the G7 countries, which are demanding that the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin unblock Ukrainian grain exports as a first step and stop using the threat of world famine as a first step. weapon of war . The wanton war against Ukraine has only worsened the global economic outlook with sharp increases in food, fuel and energy prices, G7 foreign ministers noted.
Source: La Verdad
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