When foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) meet in Toronto on Sunday, new sanctions against Russia will not be a topic of discussion.

Instead, the group — made up of the U.S., Canada, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Japan — will focus on ways to keep pressure on Moscow, as well as Iran's activities in the Middle East and North Korea's nuclear program, Reuters reported on Sunday.

The meeting came days after the G7 condemned the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter on British soil with a military-grade nerve agent. Officials in several countries have blamed the attack on Russia — a charge that Moscow has denied.

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The G7 meeting also followed on the heels of a U.S.-led strike on targets in Syria associated with the country's chemical weapons arsenal. Russia, one of Syria's most ardent allies, has condemned those strikes as a violation of international law.

Tensions between Russia and the West have deteriorated in recent years, but the recent episodes involving the poisoning in the U.K. and Syria's chemical weapons program have exacerbated those tensions.

After the allied strikes in Syria last week, Nikki Haley Nimrata (Nikki) Haley'The soul' versus 'law and order' Author Ryan Girdusky: RNC worked best when highlighting 'regular people' as opposed to 'standard Republicans' GOP lobbyists pleasantly surprised by Republican convention MORE, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, announced that President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE was preparing to impose additional sanctions on Russia.

The White House, however, quickly waved off Haley's suggestion, saying that there were no plans to slap new financial penalties on Russia.