“We reaffirm our determination to further increase economic and political pressure on Russia while continuing to act as a united force,” TASS cites the text of an official statement following a three-day meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in the commune of Wangels.

Earlier, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN Dai Bing said during a meeting of the UN Security Council that Western sanctions would not bring peace to Ukraine, but would only provoke a global crisis in the food, energy and financial sectors.

NASA advisers announced difficulties in their work due to anti-Russian sanctions.