The G7 leaders at a conference in Germany unanimously upheld the penalties against Russia
The leaders of the countries "Big seven" at the G7 conference in Germany unanimously supported the retention of pressure on the Russian Federation with sanctions, said on the first day of the week a source close to the EU leadership.
"Over dinner in a Strong Unity in Ukraine. The unity to maintain the pressure due to the sanctions, "- said the source RIA " Novosti ". First it was claimed that the G7 Leaders after day 1 of the summit discussed the topic of sanctions against Russia and cooperation with Ukraine. In ELMAU castle on 7-8 June meet the Leaders of the "group of seven" - Germany, USA, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the UK. Russia, which was adopted in "seven" in 1998, excluded from participation in the event is from 2014. It is said that the head of Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet ahead of a G7 summit and agreed on sanctions against Russia. Before Merkel said that Russia's participation in the G7 summit is now unthinkable. Before that Merkel has included the Russian Federation in the number of global threats. On the first day of the weekend in Bavaria thousands of people attended a protest against the opening of the G7 summit. Moscow has stated many times that it is not involved in the events in southeastern Ukraine, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. In the capital of Russia emphasize that all the charges against her are unproven.