Even as tensions in the Middle East rise, the leaders of the G7 group of nations have vowed that their support for Ukraine "will never waver".
The foreign ministers of the G7 acknowledged during a summit in Japan that Russia is ready for a protracted conflict.
They reaffirmed their commitment to providing Kyiv with both military and economic help.
Since the invasion of last year, the wealthy group has led the sanctions against Moscow.
The governments of the G7 nations—Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada, and the US—as well as EU delegates stated in Tokyo that aiding Ukraine should not be sidelined by the conflict between Israel and Gaza.
Leaders concurred, “even in today’s international situation” (referring to the Middle East), that tough sanctions against Russia are necessary, according to a statement from the Japanese foreign ministry.
The bloc was “united in [its] condemnation of Russia’s war,” according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
However, as the battle continues, rising tensions are hidden by the forceful rhetoric.
Concerns about “Ukraine fatigue” among Western nations weakening Kyiv’s capacity to fend off Russian forces are growing.
Republican members of Congress are obstructing President Joe Biden’s proposal for an additional $60 billion (£49 billion) in US aid for Ukraine. According to American authorities, the existing help for Ukrainian military could be devastating as it runs out in a few weeks.
The Italian prime minister, Georgia Meloni, gained notoriety last week when she admitted to Russian practical jokers posing as African Union officials that “fatigue” with the situation in Ukraine was mounting. “We [are] near the moment in which everybody understands that we need a way out,” she stated.
After assuming office last month, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico stopped his nation’s arms sales to Ukraine.
Stress is also seen in the cohesiveness of the Ukrainian people within. Disagreements emerged this month between President Volodymyr Zelensky and General Valery Zaluzhny, the head of the Ukrainian armed forces, following Zaluzhny’s statement in an interview that the war has reached a “stalemate”.
Mr. Zelensky responded by pleading with Ukrainians “not to drown in infighting”.
In the meantime, an apparent vehicle bomb strike in occupied Ukraine on Wednesday claimed the life of a Russian collaborator.
Former separatist militia leader Mikhail Filiponenko perished in an explosion in Luhansk.
According to Ukrainian military intelligence, it collaborated with the local resistance fighters to carry out the attack.Mr Filiponenko’ was previously the target of an attack in February last year, Russian media reported.