G7 backs Gaza truce push and tighter squeeze on Russia
“Meeting in Canada, G7 ministers backed tougher Russia measures and endorsed efforts to solidify a Gaza truce and hostage releases.”
Key points
- Meeting in Canada, G7 ministers backed tougher Russia measures and endorsed efforts to solidify a Gaza truce and hostage releases.
- Allies also aired legal concerns over US maritime strikes in the Caribbean as Ukraine sought more missiles and energy aid.
G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada pledged to ramp up pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine while throwing their support behind President Trump’s plan to consolidate a Gaza ceasefire and secure the return of Israeli hostages.
A joint statement urged tighter economic measures on Moscow and renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, even as European officials said recent US contacts concluded Russia was not serious about peace. Ukraine’s foreign minister pressed partners for long-range missiles and energy support to get through the winter.
Several ministers also voiced concern about intensified US military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and off Latin America, with critics citing international-law questions. UN experts have warned that lethal force on the high seas without solid legal justification risks extrajudicial killings, while Washington argues the actions are self-defence under the UN Charter’s Article 51.
Canada announced fresh sanctions targeting Russia’s drone programme, LNG entities and ships in the so-called shadow fleet, underscoring the group’s focus on curbing revenue streams that fund the war.
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