Ukraine urged G7 to impose full oil and gas embargo against Russia
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11:28 21 May, 2022
Ukraine urged G7 to impose full oil and gas embargo against Russia
The countries of the Group of Seven (G7) should impose a full oil and gas embargo against Russia due to a special military operation, said Serhiy Marchenko, the head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in an interview with the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Qazet.as reports according to TASS.
"We need a complete oil and gas embargo," the minister said.
According to him, if the G7 states continue to import Russian gas, Moscow "will use these funds for aggression against Ukraine."
Marchenko also thanked Japan for supporting the desire to abandon oil supplies from Russia and called on Tokyo to further tighten anti-Russian sanctions.