‘We Reaffirmed Our Unwavering Support to Ukraine and Its Courageous People’

The following is an excerpt from the joint declaration following the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris on November 9-10, 2026, that pertains to Ukraine.

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers representing Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, along with the High Representative of the European Union, met under the 2026 French G7 Presidency in Paris, on 9 and 10 November 2026. 

Ukraine 

We reaffirmed our unwavering support to Ukraine and its courageous people as they defend their territorial integrity, sovereignty, freedom, and independence. We stand in full solidarity with the Ukrainian population suffering from daily Russian attacks affecting residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, and cultural heritage, as well as malicious hybrid activities against Ukraine and other partners. We condemned the campaign of strikes carried out against civilian shipping in the Black Sea area, which have significant consequences on global food security, and strengthened our commitment to safeguarding food supply chains. 

We reiterated our support to ongoing US-led efforts to facilitate peace through direct and serious negotiations. We reaffirmed the importance of securing a full, comprehensive, and reciprocal ceasefire. A reciprocal halt to attacks on all energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea to protect civilians, reduce disruption to energy, including heating, water and sanitation, and food supply and support greater stability in global markets is an important first step towards just and lasting peace. We reiterated that negotiations on the future security of Europe must include the Europeans. 

As we pledged during the G7 Summit in Évian, we took stock of progress on supplying Ukraine with air defense capabilities, systems and interceptors, long-range capabilities and licenses that will allow it to increase its military production and to exercise its inherent right of self-defense. We remain committed to continuing and strengthening our efforts in this direction. 

We acknowledged the need to address Ukraine’s pressing financing needs for 2027 and beyond in a coordinated way to support Ukraine. 

We condemned the provision of military assistance to Russia by North Korea and Iran, and the provision of weapons, military training and dual-use components by China, which enables the continuation of the war. We made clear our intention to continue to take action against these countries.

Building on the consensus among our leaders in Évian, we discussed increasing pressure on Russia’s war economy, including through sanctions. We reaffirmed the commitment of our leaders to closely coordinate on sanctions against Russia. We reiterated our determination to focus on ships flying false flags or stateless ships, as well as structural enablers, such as insurers, oil traders, and intermediaries, to further disrupt and deter shadow fleet vessels used to circumvent sanctions. 

We reaffirmed our support to Ukraine’s energy security and resilience, and decided to step up our financial and material support to help the country get through the winter. We welcomed efforts to keep the repair of the Chornobyl New Safe Confinement high on the international agenda, as demonstrated by the donors’ conference organized in Paris on 9 November by France, EBRD, and Ukraine. We also welcomed the ongoing projects coordinated through the Tallinn Mechanism under Italy’s Chairpersonship to support Ukraine’s civilian cyber resilience.