Alexei Navalny’s body has been handed over to his mother after an ultimatum. Meanwhile, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has now entered its third year. Western leaders travelled to Kyiv this morning to show solidarity, while the UK has pledged to send £245m of munitions.
The leaders also pay tribute to Alexei Navalny – a key opponent of Mr Putin who died suddenly in prison more than a week ago – and called for the Russian government to “fully clarify” the circumstances around his death.
“We will hold those culpable for Navalny’s death accountable, including by continuing to impose restrictive measures in response to human rights violations and abuses in Russia and taking other actions,” they say.
For context: The G7 is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The European Union has been dubbed the eight member of the group because it holds the privileges and obligations of membership but without the right to host a summit.
They spoke to Mr Zelenskyy earlier today to reaffirm their support for Kyiv on the anniversary of the war.
