First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko and Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Vladyslav Vlasiuk held a meeting with the ambassadors of the Group of Seven (G7) to discuss strengthening sanctions against Russia.
Yuliia Svyrydenko briefed the G7 ambassadors on the measures taken by our country to ensure an effective and coordinated sanctions policy. In particular, it was noted that since the launch of the Interagency Working Group on the Implementation of the State Sanctions Policy in September 2022, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on more than 3,300 individuals and 1,550 legal entities involved in activities against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state. The ambassadors were also informed about the further plans of the Ukrainian side to implement sanctions.
The First Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that strengthening international sanctions pressure on Russia remains an important tool for countering Russia's aggression against Ukraine. In this context, she noted the need for greater synchronization of sanctions regimes against Russia by the EU and the G7 countries. She also emphasized the need to introduce the most stringent sectoral sanctions against Russia in order to limit the Kremlin's ability to continue its aggressive war against Ukraine.
Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Vladyslav Vlasiuk noted the interest of the Ukrainian side in strengthening coordination and cooperation with the Group of Seven countries on the sanctions track.
He presented to the G7 ambassadors the latest developments of the International Working Group on Sanctions against Russia, chaired by Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Ambassador Michael McFaul, in particular, on assessing the impact of sanctions against Russia and priority areas for further strengthening of sanctions pressure on the aggressor.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk emphasized the importance of imposing sanctions restrictions on the Russian nuclear industry in view of the role of Rosatom in the illegal seizure of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Special attention was paid to the need to increase sanctions pressure on Russian propagandists and cultural figures who actively support the illegal war against Ukraine.
The Advisor to the Head of the President's Office expressed an expectation that the next package of sanctions being prepared by the partners for the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion would be as powerful and ambitious as possible.