After the G7 leaders met with Zelensky, they imposed a ban on Russian diamonds.
According to Reuters, G7 leaders including Biden of the United States held a meeting with Zelensky of Ukraine on December 6 to show solidarity and agree to impose a new ban on Russian diamonds.
According to reports, a joint statement issued after the meeting said that under the new measures, these countries will ban the import of non-industrial diamonds from Russia from January next year, and the import of Russian diamonds from third countries** from March next year. Russia's Alrosa Gemstones, the world's diamond-producing giant, declined to comment.
The leaders also plan to tighten control over Russia's use of the international financial system and impose more sanctions to implement the cap policy against Russia.
According to the report, Zelensky called for continued support for Ukraine during this ** meeting. According to the transcript of the speech uploaded to Ukraine***, Zelenskyy said: "Russia believes that the United States and Europe will show weakness and will not maintain support for Ukraine at the appropriate level." Putin believes that the free world will not fully implement its sanctions. ”
G7 members pledged in May to restrict exports to Russia of materials that could help Russia's war against Ukraine. A statement issued at the time said the restrictions would cover exports of industrial machinery, tools and technology, and that the G7 would also work to limit Russia's revenues from metals and diamonds**.
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