G7: Russia must pay for their actions !



Group consisting of eight leading industrial nations , including Russia , no longer exists .
Leaders of the seven member countries are in The Hague , because of the crisis in Ukraine , cancel the meeting in Sochi and met in Brussels .

a member of the G8 group of countries - the seven most developed industrial countries and Russia . West was preparing for this summit , but are still preparing discontinued due to events in the Crimea . It is therefore not surprising cancellation together in Sochi . U.S. , Germany , France , Great Britain , Italy , Japan and Canada are the countries that were in the Group of Seven developed countries G7 , in which the 1998th Received and Russia .

" The group was brought together because of common beliefs and responsibilities . Methods of Russia in the past few weeks can not be matched with the principles of the EU and therefore , as long as Russia does not change course and until they create the conditions for a meaningful discussion , cancel participation in the G8 , "it said in a joint statement . Chancellor Angela Merkel noted the absence of the political climate for the work of this group , and added : " The G8 does not currently exist , either as a group or as a format ." U.S. President Barack Obama said : " We are unique in the decision that Russia must pay for their actions ."

The threat of tighter sanctions

The heads of the seven states are , by continuing conflict in Ukraine , Russia threatened tougher sanctions . "We are ready to tightening measures ," it said in a joint statement . The participants of the meeting condemned the annexation of Crimea by Russia and Moscow switched official violation of applicable law . Pro-Russian referendum on the annexation of the Crimea peninsula are not recognized . Everything is ready for stricter penalties against Rusije.To entails far-reaching consequences for the Russian economy , it was pointed out in another statement .

Russia seems to be relaxed

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he was not surprised expulsion of Russia from the G8 and the decision by the G7 demonstrative reacted : " If our Western partners regard the G8 overcome , for me it will not catch . The G8 is an informative club where there are no membership cards , and therefore none of it can not be ejected . Now it will be important issues discussed within the G20 , " Lavrov said in a statement to the media in The Hague . Otherwise , the G20 in its membership brings together 20 most important industrial and developing countries .

Putin opened a new account

Vladimir Putin is not disturbed by the statements and activities of the G7 summit . It is demonstrative of the Bank of Russia , which is subject to U.S. sanctions , open your new account . " This bill will from next month be the president's salary was paid ," said Putin's spokesman Dimitri Peskov , reports Interfax . The majority owner of the bank 's Yuri Kovalchuk , who is in close relationship with Putin .