Ukraine War: G7 Leaders Set To Inflict More Economic Pain On Russia

• G7 Leaders Set To Inflict More Economic Pain On Russia.

• At a meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this week, leaders discussed imposing price caps on Russian crude, a move critics say is “ambitious”.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the G7 leaders discuss how best to deal with Russia during these turbulent economic times.

Germany’s chancellor has promised to keep the cost of running Russia’s war in Ukraine high for President Putin.

At a meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this week, leaders discussed imposing price caps on Russian crude, a move critics say is “ambitious”.

Some of the topics discussed were the war in Ukraine, rising energy prices, food security, investment, and technology.

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