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#BREAKING Britain urges more weapons for Ukraine to keep pressure on Putin: foreign minister

#BREAKING G7 'strongly united' in backing Ukraine until its victory: France

#UPDATE UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urges allies to keep arming Ukraine and increase sanctions against Russia, as Group of Seven nations meet in Germany.

"It is very important at this time that we keep up the pressure on Vladimir Putin by supplying more weapons to Ukraine"

#UPDATE France says G7 is committed to helping Ukraine win its war against Russia as the group holds talks in Germany.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says G7 countries are "very strongly united" in their will to "continue in the long term to support Ukraine's fight"

#BREAKING Russian grain theft in eastern Ukraine 'repugnant': German agriculture minister at G7

#BREAKING EU pledges extra 500 million euros ($520 million) in Ukraine military aid: Borrell at G7

#UPDATE The G7 group of industrialised nations are united in backing Ukraine “until victory”, France said on Friday, as the EU promised an extra 500 million euros ($520 million) of military aid for Kyiv in its fight against Russia’s invasion u.afp.com/w65b #G7GER

#BREAKING Kyiv asks G7 to seize Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine: Ukraine foreign minister

#BREAKING Ukraine foreign minister says EU sanctions without embargo on Russian oil would mean bloc's unity 'broken'

#BREAKING German Chancellor Scholz told Putin Russia bears 'responsibility' for disruptions to global food supply: statement

#UPDATE Leading democracies in the Group of Seven (#G7) on Friday pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in its war with Russia while the European Union promised to hike military support for Kyiv by more than half a billion dollars ▶️ u.afp.com/w6cx #G7GER