Alexander Ratz & John Irish

WEISSENHAUS Germany (Reuters) –The Group of Seven foreign ministry leaders vowed to increase Russia’s economic, political, and diplomatic isolation. They also pledged to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Senior diplomats of Britain, Canada and Germany met at Weissenhaus Castle, a Baltic Sea resort. They discussed the 400-year-old estate.

A joint statement stated that they will also address Russian misinformation, which was aimed at making the West responsible for the food supply problems around the globe due to the economic sanctions placed on Moscow.

“Have the United States done enough to minimize the negative effects of this war?” It’s not our war. It is a war waged by Russia’s President, but the United States has global responsibility,” Germany’s Foreign Ministry Annalena Baerbock stated to journalists at a close-to-the-news conference.

The key to increasing pressure on Russia is to stop or reduce Russian oil imports. EU member countries are expected to come to an agreement next week, even though Hungary continues to oppose it.

According to the statement, “We will speed up our efforts in reducing and ending reliance on Russian fuel supplies as quickly and efficiently as possible. This is building on g7 promises to ban or phase out imports from Russian coal and oil.”

Ministers announced that they will add additional sanctions against Russian elites including central government institutions, the military and economic actors. This would allow President Valdimir Putin to “lead his war of choice.”

At the meeting, the foreign ministers for Ukraine and Moldova met in northern Germany. They also discussed food security and concerns about whether the conflict in Ukraine might spillover into their smaller neighbour Moldova.

People will die in Africa and the Middle East, and now we have to ask the urgent question: How can the people of the planet be fed? Baerbock stated that people are wondering what happens if they don’t get the grains we use from Russia or Ukraine.

The G7 will work to find logistical solutions for Ukraine’s vital commodities before next harvests, she said.

As ministers gather later Saturday, attention now shifts to Berlin. With Sweden and Finland preparing for application to the transatlantic Alliance, there are threats from Moscow and objections coming from NATO member Turkey.

When asked by reporters about Turkey’s possible blockade of their accession, Melanie Joly from Canada was the Foreign Minister.

Putin called the attack a “specially military operation”, to arm Ukraine and end the West’s anti-Russian nationalalism. Russia, Ukraine and allies claim that Russia initiated an unprovoked military conflict.

Josep Borrell, EU foreign policy chief said that there was more of the same. The one thing missing is a push for diplomatic engagement in order to achieve a ceasefire. This is because Vladimir Putin repeatedly stated to everyone that he didn’t want the war to be stopped.