“We will never recognize the borders that Russia has tried to change with its military intervention,” the diplomats said in a statement issued at the end of their three-day summit in Wangels, northern Germany. Belarus “to stop facilitating Russia's intervention and to respect its international commitments”.
The G7 foreign ministers also said in a statement that they would strengthen Russia's economic and political isolation, continue to supply arms to Ukraine and work to reduce global food shortages due to the war in Ukraine, and also called for “We reiterate our determination to further increase economic and political pressure on Russia, to continue to act together,” the foreign ministers said after the meeting. in northern Germany and say they want to “speed up efforts” to “put an end to dependence on Russian energy”.
The foreign ministers “also call on China not to support Russia in its attack on Ukraine.” Moscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia's borders, he said. Deputy Foreign Minister Grusco
Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO develops nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to Russia's borders, Russian news agencies quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grusko as saying today.
& # 82 We will have to respond (& # 8230;) by taking adequate precautionary measures to ensure the sustainability of the deterrence & # 8221 ;, Interfax news agency quoted Grusco as saying.
Moscow has not hostile intentions towards Finland and Sweden and does not see these two countries having & # 8220; real & # 8221; reasons to join NATO, Grusco added.
Russia's deputy foreign minister also reiterated an earlier Kremlin statement that Moscow's response to a possible NATO expansion would depend on how close the alliance is to military means to Russia and on what infrastructure it develops.
< p>Finland's plan to apply for NATO membership was announced on Thursday, with a formal decision on Helsinki to be announced tomorrow, and Sweden expected to follow, expanding the Western military alliance. which Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to prevent.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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