Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Japan.
"We reaffirm our strong commitment to ensuring that Ukraine has the economic support it needs. Under the leadership of Japan's G7 Presidency, together with the international community, we have ensured Ukraine has the budget support it needs for 2023 and early 2024," read the White House G7 L
The 86 designations target individuals and organisations connected to Russia's energy, metals, defence, transport, and financial sectors - ramping up pressure on Putin's remaining revenue and attempts to use these sectors to support the military machine.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak have affirmed to make efforts in security and defence cooperation, as each other's "closest security partners" in Europe and Asia.
For his visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, US President Joe Biden was accompanied by his wife Jill Biden. UK PM Rishi Sunak along with his wife Akshata Murty visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
In a fresh round of sanctions, the UK has announced a ban on Russian diamonds, alongside the military-industrial complex and metals amid the ongoing Ukraine war.
"The @G7 focus is and always has been on promoting peace & global economic security. This year will be no different, I want to seize this opportunity to: Boost economic growth, show Putin that the G7 stands by Ukraine, bolster peace and security in the Indo-Pacific," Sunak tweeted on Thu
"The Prime Minister and Prime Minister Rutte agreed they would work to build (an) international coalition to provide Ukraine with combat air capabilities, supporting with everything from training to procuring F16 jets," a spokesman for Sunak's Downing Street office said in a statement follow
"A vast majority of Russian targets in Kyiv's airspace were destroyed after the capital was hit by an 'exceptional' air attack with UAVs, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, said a Ukrainian military official.
"Warmest congratulations to King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation. We are sure that the India-UK relationship will be strengthened further in the coming years. @RoyalFamily," tweeted PM Modi.