FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a summit discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Lima, Peru November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will attend a meeting of the Group of Seven major democracies in Italy at the weekend, the State Department said on Friday, amid rising tensions in the war in Ukraine.
G7 leaders last Saturday reiterated a pledge to keep imposing severe costs on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine through sanctions, export controls and other measures, and vowed to support Kyiv for as long as it takes.
