G7 vows to strengthen coordinated sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

Economic suicide. Why should politicians care about ordinary people’s lives?

How stupid is Europe? or rather how subservient?

These sanctions are designed to damage the industries of Europe not Russia.

Who gains? Undemocratic oil exporting kingdoms, China, India and of course the US master.

Even Russia gains from the increased oil and gas prices.

Japan has also agreed to work with Cambodia in supporting attempts to remove Russian landmines and unexploded bombs in Ukraine, while Tokyo has refrained from offering military aid to Kyiv under the war-renouncing Constitution.

For years, Japan has contributed to demining efforts in Cambodia, where millions of landmines are believed to have been laid during the 1970-1991 civil war.

It helps Cambodia people but it won't help Ukraine problem.

Kishida trying so hard to be relevant, it's embarrassing.

Kishida trying so hard to be relevant, it's embarrassing.

yup

Isn’t it time to sit down and talk about cease-fire instead of sending more money and weapons to Zelensky?There’s zero possibility that Russia would agree to unconditional withdrawal. Ukrainians have suffered long enough and too much.

Different approaches: China tries to get talks and negotiations going in the direction of peace and Kishida does what his handlers tell him and slaps on sanctions.

Why does Japan need to stick their nose in NATO business? Inflammation just going to get worse.

Isn’t it time to sit down and talk about cease-fire instead of sending more money and weapons to Zelensky?

because there’s money to be made with weapons sells

Why are they mutually exclusive? You can send weapons and pursue peace at the same time.

Isn’t it time to sit down and talk about cease-fire instead of sending more money and weapons to Zelensky?There’s zero possibility that Russia would agree to unconditional withdrawal. Ukrainians have suffered long enough and too much.

Japan is hosting the G7 summit? Sugoiiiii ne.

I'd have never guessed as it hasn't been mentioned on here.

And in Hiroshima to boot? I wonder if they'll mention that Hiroshima had a bomb dropped on it?

"We condemn Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war,"

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It is saddening that Ukraine has become a victim of war but Zelenskyy is incorrect in his above statement.

The power of the MSM compels you

Well the MSM did ‘compel’ me to think that Russia may invade Ukraine.

Our ‘alternative media’ consumers told me that I was unintelligent and easily led by the fearmongering MSM.

"We condemn Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war,"

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It is saddening that Ukraine has become a victim of war but Zelenskyy is incorrect in his above statement

I think that’s the G7 statement according to the article.

Do you see it as legal, justifiable and provoked? All three?

It helps Cambodia people but it won't help Ukraine problem.

100s of NATO mercenaries have been captured. Soon it will be 1000s. There are about 25000 of them in Ukraine at present. About 8000 already sent to practice their Sieg heil with Stepan Bandera. Those NATO mercenaries will clear the mines with or without demining equipment. Just as their predecessors did in and around Stalingrad.

These won’t be effective without China and India on board. They aren’t. Game over for sanctions.

India refuses to join NATO sanctions against Russia and maintains a strict principle of neutrality. Modi has taken advantage of the availability of Russian crude oil that the US and EU now refuse. 

Russia is now the biggest supplier of crude oil to India overtaking Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In December, India bought 1.2 million barrels of crude from Russia every day – a whopping 33 times more than a year earlier. 

India is a democracy. I can assure you the US and the UK do not want Modi. He is not docile and obedient like a Japanese prime minister. To be fair there aren’t vases all over India.

George Soros, speaking on February 17 at the annual Munich Security Conference, declared, ominously, that, in effect, Modi’s days are numbered.Elections are in Jan 2024. The U.S. is already working on this.

India will easily become a vibrant democracy once it joins the sanctions against Russia but don’t hold your breath.

Economic suicide

How stupid is Europe?

Why does Japan need to stick their nose in NATO business? 

Wow. How did I know this story would trigger the Russophiles/Japan-bashers?

Good on the G7. Keep tightening that noose on fascist Russia - in trade, relations and sports. Hurt the Russian people as much as possible until they withdraw EVERY last man from free Ukraine.

Mr KiplingToday  07:19 am JST

How stupid is Europe? or rather how subservient?

These sanctions are designed to damage the industries of Europe not Russia.

Who gains? Undemocratic oil exporting kingdoms, China, India and of course the US master.

Even Russia gains from the increased oil and gas prices.

one word: sakhalin-2

China who presents itself as a global peace-maker wants to introduce that a single country cannot impose sanctions on other countries unless all of the G7 nations in the UN agree.

Not going to happen. Nice try China.

Sanctions? We tried that for a year, and it didn't work. There are three options remaining:

(1) Chinas peace plan.

(2) Cut the head off the snake.

(3) Go all in.

Anything else is just a waste of time, making things worse.

@BertieWooster If China were an honest broker it would take Zelenskyy's call and show the world it isn't taking a side. That won't happen, though, because it has been a criminal state for 70 years.

Those NATO mercenaries will clear the mines with or without demining equipment. Just as their predecessors did in and around Stalingrad.

So I see you take Lavrov's line that Russia's war crimes are in its nature and can't be helped.

How stupid is Europe? or rather how subservient?

Barbarous hordes at your gates tends to focus the mind a bit.