Ukrainian Embassy in USA calls on G7 leaders to make Russia respect world order

"We are concerned about the suggestion that Russia may be allowed back to the G7," the embassy wrote this on its Facebook page.

The Ukrainian Embassy in the USA drew attention to the fact that Russia had been excluded from this honorary club because of its attempted illegal annexation of Crimea and the use of force in violation of the rules and principles of international law.

The Ukrainian peninsula is still under occupation, the human rights situation is constantly aggravating, the Russian aggression in Donbas continues while Russia itself is moving away from the principles and standards that unite the Group.

"We call on the leaders of the G7 countries to adhere to their fundamental position and to consolidate efforts to make the aggressor respect the world order and return to the constructive behavior," the embassy stressed.

As a reminder, the Russian Federation was expelled from the old G8 format after it had annexed the Ukrainian Crimea in 2014 and all other members of the group – the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA – imposed sanctions against Moscow.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he wants Russia back at the Group of Seven summits of the world's leading economies, even though it still controls Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.

ish