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New sanctions against Russia: The G7 summit is intended to demonstrate unity.
- G7 summit in Japan: Olaf Scholz, Joe Biden & Co. will meet in Hiroshima until 21 May.
- Sanctions against Russia: US announces new package.
- This news ticker for the G7 summit in Japan is constantly updated.
Hiroshima – The heads of state and government of the G7 countries are meeting in Japan. Shortly before the official start of the meeting, there was the first big announcement: The United States held out the prospect of a new package of sanctions against Russia. Among other things, it is planned to cut off about 70 companies from Russia and other countries from US exports. This was said by a high-ranking US government official shortly before the official start of the G7 summit.