The United States
and its G7 allies will gather next week at The Hague to consider a
further response to Russia's attempt to absorb Ukraine's Crimea region,
the White House said on Tuesday.
The announcement came on the day that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty making Crimea a part of Russia after the region staged a referendum on Sunday that the West has declared illegitimate.
The G7 meeting will take place on the margins of a nuclear security summit at The Hague that U.S. President Barack Obama plans to attend.
"The meeting will focus on the situation in Ukraine and further steps that the G7 may take to respond to developments and to support Ukraine," said White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden.
Note Almere Digest: During the Nuclear conference and the G7 meetings next week a variety of security measures have been taken by the EU and the Dutch Government to protect citizens and visitors against possible terrorist attacks.
These measures will include - extensive controls of all travel and travel points ( train, air, boat) in and out of the Netherlands, a no-fly-zone above the conference areas and all other strategic areas, which will be enforced by Dutch and EU air-force squadrons and special security forces. During the days of the conferences,train, bus and tram operations within the city of the Hague and surrounding areas will be limited.
Read more: G7 leaders to meet next week at The Hague to discuss Ukraine | Reuters
The announcement came on the day that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty making Crimea a part of Russia after the region staged a referendum on Sunday that the West has declared illegitimate.
The G7 meeting will take place on the margins of a nuclear security summit at The Hague that U.S. President Barack Obama plans to attend.
"The meeting will focus on the situation in Ukraine and further steps that the G7 may take to respond to developments and to support Ukraine," said White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden.
Note Almere Digest: During the Nuclear conference and the G7 meetings next week a variety of security measures have been taken by the EU and the Dutch Government to protect citizens and visitors against possible terrorist attacks.
These measures will include - extensive controls of all travel and travel points ( train, air, boat) in and out of the Netherlands, a no-fly-zone above the conference areas and all other strategic areas, which will be enforced by Dutch and EU air-force squadrons and special security forces. During the days of the conferences,train, bus and tram operations within the city of the Hague and surrounding areas will be limited.
Read more: G7 leaders to meet next week at The Hague to discuss Ukraine | Reuters
