The text of the following statement was published by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union strongly condemn the brutal, unprovoked, unjustified and illegal aggressive war against Ukraine. We condemn and do not recognize Russia’s continual attempts to redraw borders by force. This is a flagrant breach of international law, in particular a serious breach of the United Nations Charter, and seriously undermines the rules-based international system. We reiterate our demand that Russia end this war by choice, immediately and unconditionally cease all hostilities, and withdraw its troops and military equipment from all over Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.
Furthermore, we condemn Russia’s attempts to arm its energy exports and use energy as a tool of geopolitical coercion. Russia is therefore not a reliable energy supplier. We will act in solidarity and in close coordination to mitigate the impact of supply disruptions on economies and citizens around the world and in our countries, especially to protect vulnerable groups. We are working to ensure that Russia does not use its position as an energy producer to reap the benefits of aggression at the expense of weaker countries. We will build on our recent efforts to secure energy supplies, stabilize markets and mitigate energy price increases triggered by Russia’s actions and extraordinary market conditions. This includes our efforts to reduce our need for Russian energy and our support for voluntary collective action by the International Energy Agency. We remain committed to energy and resource diversification and promote competitive, reliable, affordable energy markets that are transparent and meet high environmental, social and governance standards. We reiterate our support for an ambitious and accelerated global clean energy transition towards net zero by 2050, in line with the 1.5 ° C warming limit and the implementation of the Glasgow Climate Pact. This is essential to achieving our common goals for climate, security and economic recovery. The sooner we achieve this transition, the safer our societies will be.
We continue to investigate further measures to prevent Russia from reaping the benefits of its war of aggression and limit Russia’s ability to wage war. As Russian energy is gradually withdrawn from our domestic markets, we will strive to develop solutions that will reduce Russian hydrocarbon revenues, support stability in global energy markets, and minimize negative economic effects, especially in low- and middle-income countries. We are committed to considering a number of approaches, including the option of a complete ban on all services that allow the global transport of Russian crude oil and petroleum products by sea, unless the crude oil is purchased at or below a price to be agreed with international partners. When considering these and other options, we will also consider mitigation mechanisms along with our restrictive measures to ensure that the most vulnerable and affected countries maintain access to energy markets, including from Russia.
We will further reduce our dependence on civilian nuclear and related goods from Russia, and help countries seeking to diversify their supplies. In all of these activities, we will support each other and coordinate our efforts to preserve G7 unity and strengthen our collective energy security and resilience. We welcome partners’ efforts to replenish gas reserves and increase energy security and resilience in the face of increased Russian energy weapons. At the same time, we will continue our efforts with partners around the world to make energy saving and efficiency a global priority.
We remain steadfast in our solidarity with Ukraine and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to support the Government and People of Ukraine in their courageous defense of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and in their struggle for a peaceful, prosperous and democratic future.
