G7 to increase financial pressure on Russia

Police officers patrol the river near the Atomic Bomb Dome as Japan's police beef up security ahead of the Group of Seven nations' meetings in Hiroshima, Japan/Photo: AP

HIROSHIMA: Members of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies will act at this year’s G-7 summit to pile more sanctions on Russia and crack down on those helping it evade them — a move aimed at hampering Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine.