In May 2023, the leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom gathered in Hiroshima, Japan, for the annual G7 summit. The symbolic significance of these global leaders meeting in the city devastated by an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, was very impactful, particularly to Japan’s Prime Minister, Kishida Fumio, a Hiroshima native.
Fueled by the historical significance of the location and shared concerns over the increasingly difficult international security environment, the G7 emerged from the gathering with strong words of solidarity, stating in a joint communiqué issued by the White House that the G7 is “more united than ever in our determination to meet the global challenges of this moment and set the course for a better future.”
That statement was not just empty promises. Within days after the G7 summit ended, the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan announced new sanctions and export controls against Russia’s military-industrial base that bolstered efforts to restrict resources supporting Russia’s continuing warfare against Ukraine.
A brief round-up of the sanctions implemented by the United States:
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