Press Release: G7 Leaders statement

On the 3 March 2014, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Council and President of the European Commission, joined together to condemn the Russian Federation’s clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in contravention of Russia’s obligations under the UN Charter and its 1997 basing agreement with Ukraine.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/41: G-7 Leaders Statement http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-41_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: North Atlantic Council statement on the situation in Ukraine, 2 March 2014 / Statement by G7 Nations, 2 March 2014 / Russia's invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine crisis: Russia tightens military grip on Crimea http://www.europeansources.info/record/north-atlantic-council-statement-on-the-situation-in-ukraine-2-march-2014-statement-by-g7-nations-2-march-2014-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-ukraine-crisis-russia-tightens-military-grip-on-cr/

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