G7 warns of growing ‘hybrid threats’

Russia's war in Ukraine has a "significant impact" on the security of other countries, G7 interior ministers said yesterday, warning of attacks on key infrastructure and risks posed by returning foreign fighters.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser reaffirmed the Group of Seven's "unwavering solidarity" with Ukraine, after hosting two days of talks in the western town of Eltville.

"The war of aggression against Ukraine has had a significant impact on the internal security of G7 countries," the ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States said in a joint communique.

Europe was stunned earlier this week when a missile blast struck a Polish village near the Ukrainian border, killing two people and raising fears of a dangerous escalation in the conflict.