G7 condemns ‘increasing violence’ in Sudan, says ceasefire in Ukraine is ‘urgently needed’

At the end of their meeting in Canada, the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven issued a joint statement saying they “strongly condemn the recent escalation in violence” and expressed particular concern over sexual violence in war-torn Sudan.

In the same statement, the foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States declared “an immediate ceasefire is urgently needed” in Ukraine.