G7 tightens screws on Moscow as Zelenskyy set to visit Hiroshima

Nearly 15 months since Russian forces launched their attack on Ukraine, and with few signs of a cease-fire on the horizon, Group of Seven leaders agreed Friday in Hiroshima on a fresh set of measures to rein in Moscow’s “war machine” to “increase the costs to Russia and those who are supporting its war effort.”

Sending a strong message of solidarity with Kyiv ahead of an anticipated visit to Hiroshima by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — his first trip to Asia since the war began — the G7 pledged to...