Japan to ban Russian oil imports ‘in principle’ – PM Kishida
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File Photo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the Guildhall in London, Britain May 5, 2022.
9:36 JST, May 9, 2022
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will ban Russian crude oil imports “in principle,” as part of a Group of Seven (G7) campaign to counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said after an online meeting of G7 leaders on Sunday.
“For a country heavily dependent on energy imports, it’s a very difficult decision. But G7 coordination is most important at a time like now,” Kishida said, according to a statement released by the government.
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