G7 foreign ministers condemned North Korea and Iran for providing military support to Russia, saying the assistance helps sustain the war in Ukraine. In a joint statement issued after their meeting in Paris, they reaffirmed support for Ukraine and pledged continued action against sanctions evasion, including vessels, insurers, oil traders and intermediaries linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. The ministers also condemned North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, called for complete denuclearization under United Nations Security Council resolutions, and demanded an immediate end to support for Russia and the withdrawal of North Korean personnel.
They further warned that Russia-North Korea cooperation affects security in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific, while backing responses to North Korean cybercrime, cryptocurrency theft and illicit overseas labor deployments.