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The U.K. is imposing a raft of new sanctions against Russia, including on tankers that transport LNG, in a bid to pressure Moscow into halting the war against Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced as a special G7 summit session got underway today.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attending the summit of seven leading world powers in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains, with allies looking to tilt the balance in Kyiv’s favour after over four years of war and intensify pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Working with our G7 allies, we will continue to increase the pressure on Putin and his circle of collaborators until Russia’s war machine is brought to a halt and peace returns to our continent,” said Mr. Starmer.

The talks are taking place after a Russian barrage of missiles and drones yesterday killed at least 11 people across Ukraine and sparked a fire at one of the most important Orthodox monasteries in the capital.

-AFP