Context for this is here:
- G7 countries plan a restriction on Russia's diamond trade
- The UK has imposed new sanctions on Russia, targeting the minerals sector
Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, with comments from Hiroshima, where is in attendance at the G7 summit this weekend:
- We will restrict sales of Russian diamonds
- stable and constructive cooperation with China is in our interests
- we call on China to pressure Russia to stop military aggression
