The Russian Foreign Ministry criticized the G7 summit held in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sunday, describing it as a "politicized" event that issues anti-Russia and anti-China statements and accused it of undermining global stability.
The Russian criticism came after leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies stated they would not waver in their support for Ukraine, which served as a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who claimed that his country had taken control of the eastern city of Bakhmut—a claim that Kyiv denied.
In a statement published on Telegram, the ministry asserted that the G7 had "sunk to an irreversible level" and that the summit had become a "haven for destructive initiatives that undermine global stability under Anglo-Saxon leadership."
The statement accused the G7 of fostering a state of "hysteria" against Russia and China and claimed it "courts" non-Western countries in an attempt to thwart the development of their relations with Moscow and Beijing.
Nevertheless, it argued that the summit had failed to represent the interests of the Asia-Pacific region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was one of the guests at the Hiroshima summit, which he used as an opportunity to urge member countries to continue supplying his country with weapons and providing diplomatic support amid its war with Russia, which Moscow describes as a "special military operation."
The summit allowed Zelensky to rally support from other leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
