Ｇ７、ロシア軍増強を批判　ウクライナ情勢で緊張緩和要求

　【ロンドン時事】先進７カ国（Ｇ７）の外相は１２日、ウクライナ国境付近などでロシアが軍を増強していることをめぐり、「深く懸念する」と批判する共同声明を発表した。
　共同声明はウクライナ支持を表明した上で、ロシアの最近の動きが「脅威を与え、不安定化させるものだ」と強調。「挑発をやめ、国際的な義務に従って緊張を直ちに緩和するよう求める」と呼び掛けた。
　ロシアとウクライナの緊張の高まりを受け、ウクライナ東部では政府軍と親ロシア派武装勢力が衝突。戦闘の激化に懸念が強まっている。（2021/04/13-05:52）

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major industrial countries on Monday criticized Russia for increasing its military presence near Ukraine recently.
   The ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States plus a European Union representative said in a joint statement that they are "deeply concerned by the large ongoing buildup of Russian military forces on Ukraine's borders and in illegally annexed Crimea."
   "These large-scale troop movements, without prior notification, represent threatening and destabilizing activities," the statement said, adding, "We call on Russia to cease its provocations and to immediately de-escalate tensions in line with its international obligations."
   It also said, "We reaffirm our unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders."
   There are growing concerns over intensifying fighting in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.