And I think that is going to be a real theme of this G7 Summit. So, first, you’ll continue to see unity across the G7. And I’m going to focus on a few things in terms of the highlights that you’ll see tomorrow. So, tomorrow we’ll have another very packed day of G7 and meetings. So maybe I’ll pause there on the Ukraine statement and turn to what you’ll see tomorrow. And that’s designed to go after some of the key sources of revenue that Russia has, not now, in a way that would potentially increase prices for consumers around the world and potentially increase revenues for Russia, but instead to make sure that they are unable to develop their future extractive capabilities, and which will mean that the cost of this war on Russia grow over time. Second, we’ve got a very strong package of measures aimed at countering circumvention and evasion, including, in really one of the strongest packages that we’ve ever seen of unity among the G7, in imposing costs on third-country evaders who are facilitating Russia’s ability to circumvent and evade our sanctions.įinally, the - finally, I would highlight we are also taking steps to target Russia’s future extractive capabilities. and other G7 technologies and other products that could be used against Ukraine on the battlefield, and making sure that anything that is used on the battlefield is controlled so Russia can no longer use Western technologies and inputs to prosecute its war. Those will have - it’s a quite broad package, but some of the key elements include additional steps to restrict Russian imports of U.S. Department of Treasury, alongside the Department of State and Commerce, take new actions in conjunction with the rest of the G7 to impose costs on Russia. We’ll - you’ll see tomorrow morning, D.C. I think maybe I’ll zoom in on those costs on Russia, the elements. I think you will see a package that not only reaffirms our condemnation of Russia’s illegal war of aggression, but also takes real concrete steps to both meet Ukraine’s needs - security needs, humanitarian needs, financial and economic needs - for as long as it takes, and then also to continue increasing the costs on Russia. I think when it comes to the statement that you’ll see - that you can already see released by the Japanese presidency, it really speaks to the unity of Ukraine on - or of the G7 on these issues. First, I wanted to talk a little bit about the state- G7 statement on Ukraine that has just been released by the Japanese presidency as the first of a series of statements that will come out of this leaders’ summit, and give you a sense of what exactly - what is in that statement and what it will mean in terms of the actions that we’ll be taking in the coming days. So I thought I would do two things just to set the stage here. With that, I’ll turn it over to for some thoughts at the top, and then we’ll take your questions. This call is on background, attributable to a “senior administration official.” And the embargo for the call is actually 11:30 p.m. We’re going to - we’re here to preview the next day of the G7.įor your awareness, not for your reporting, on the line here we have. Thanks so much for joining tonight’s call, and apologies for the delay. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.Office of the United States Trade Representative.Office of Science and Technology Policy.Executive Offices Show submenu for “Executive Offices””.
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