Oil rocker. File photoTOKYO, May 9.Japan has made a «hard decision» to ban Russian oil imports, as «the unity of the G7 countries is most important,» Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters after the G7 online summit. «, we had a frank exchange of views with the leaders of the G7 countries and President Zelensky and were able to reaffirm the solidarity of the G7 with Ukraine. As for oil, for our country, which is largely dependent on energy imports, this is a very difficult decision, but now is the time when the unity of the G7 is most important. Taking into account the statement of the leaders of the G7, we decided in principle to ban the import of Russian oil. Japan will continue to work closely with the G7 and other countries to protect the world order,» Kishida said. At the same time, he confirmed Japan's intention to preserve shares in the Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects for the extraction of natural gas and oil, but made it clear that Japan would also reduce oil imports for projects in which ryh has a share.» As for oil imports from our country's share (in projects), given that they contribute to long-term, cheap and stable energy supply, we will reduce it in stages to minimize the negative impact on life population and business activity,» the prime minister said.Canada will provide $38.7 million in military assistance to Ukraine , which is largely dependent on energy imports. We will continue to maintain a share in them in terms of long-term stable energy supply and large-scale energy production,” Matsuno said. The G7 leaders held a video conference on Sunday with the participation of Vladimir Zelensky. energy, including by phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil. «This will be done in stages, providing alternative supplies. The leaders also intend to accelerate the process of getting rid of dependence on fossil fuels and the transition to clean energy. The G7 leaders also said that they would continue to work on to prevent Russia from having access to «key services», will take further measures against Russian banks and the financial sector, will resist the attempts of the Russian authorities to «spread their propaganda», will continue the campaign against Russian financial elites and their families.
G7 leaders called on Russia to unblock food imports from Ukraine
