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G7 leaders condemn Russia’s annexation of Crimea

Published June 8, 2015 at 6:22 pm

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) gestures while chatting with US President Barack Obama sitting on a bench outside the Elmau Castle after a so-called outreach meeting at a G7 summit near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on June 8.

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BERLIN - G7 summit leaders have reaffirmed that they will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia.

“We reiterate our condemnation of the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the Russian Federation and reaffirm our policy of its non-recognition,” reads the declaration issued by the G7 leaders during the recent summit in Germany.