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G7 Foreign Ministers바카라 사이트™ statement on recent events near Kerch Strait

The Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries issued a statement on Russia's actions against Ukraine in the Kerch Strait

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
Published
30 November 2018
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

The G7 Foreign Ministers statement:

We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, express our utmost concern about Russia바카라 사이트™s actions against Ukraine in the Kerch Strait and surrounding waters, 바카라 사이트Žwhich have dangerously raised tensions. There is no justification for Russia바카라 사이트™s use of military force against Ukrainian ships and naval personnel.

We urge restraint, due respect for international law, and the prevention of any further escalation. We call on Russia to release the detained crew and vessels and refrain from impeding lawful passage through the Kerch Strait.

We, the G7, once again reiterate that 바카라 사이트Žwe do not, and will never, recognize Russia바카라 사이트™s illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and we reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine바카라 사이트™s sovereignty and territorial integrity.바카라 사이트Ž

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Published 30 November 2018