According to an early draft from the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting reported by Bloomberg on Monday, they are expected to vow "'appropriate measures consistent with our legal systems, against actors in China and in other third countries' who are supporting Russia's 'war machine' in Ukraine.

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven democracies on Tuesday expressed their support for Ukraine and condemned what they described as Russia's "irresponsible and threatening nuclear rhetoric".

The Group of Seven (G7) countries plan to intensify pressure on China by adopting stronger language in a communiqué concerning Beijing and pledging new measures in response to China's support for Russia.

G7 countries plan to intensify pressure on China over its assistance to Russia in the war against Ukraine. New sanctions against Russia's "shadow fleet" are also expected to be adopted, Bloomberg informs.