German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. File photoBERLIN, Jun 27 G7 countries must make tough but necessary decisions to support Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. «As a G7, we all stand by Ukraine and continue our support . To do this, we must make tough but necessary decisions,» Scholz wrote on Twitter after a meeting of the G7 leaders connected via video link by Volodymyr Zelensky. jpg» />G7 leaders instructed ministers to explore options for helping Ukraine through trade. Scholz thanked Zelensky for attending the event. «We will continue to increase pressure on (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. This must end,» the chancellor added. Earlier, Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi visited Kyiv and met with Zelensky. German media reported that at the meeting they, among other things, persuaded Zelensky to negotiate with Russia. As spokesman for the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters, Ukraine made no attempt to resume negotiations with the Russian Federation after the visit of European leaders to Kiev. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that the Europeans are urging Ukraine to return to negotiations with the Russian Federation, but the United States and Britain they do not allow Kyiv to do this.
