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Russian Ambassador Demands Japan Lift Sanctions to Resume Oil Supplies
Russian Ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev in Tokyo accused Japan of maintaining sanctions that block Russian oil exports. Japan's participation in the Arctic LNG 2 project remains, but US sanctions prevent gas deliveries. Relations between Russia and Japan have reached an unprecedented low since the postwar era.
Russian Ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev stated that Japan must lift sanctions to resume Russian oil supplies, according to TASS. Japan maintains participation in the Arctic LNG 2 project but cannot receive gas due to US sanctions, as reported by TASS. The ambassador claimed Russian-Japanese relations have deteriorated to an unprecedented low for the postwar era, as per the second TASS article.
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StateTASSMay 9, 05:44 PM
Japan must abandon hostile policy to restore relations — Russian ambassadorRussian-Japanese relations have today deteriorated to an unprecedented low for the postwar era, Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev told
StateTASSMay 9, 03:12 PM
Japan must lift sanctions to resume Russian oil supplies — Russian ambassadorJapan also maintains participation in another LNG project, Arctic LNG 2, but due to US sanctions cannot receive gas from it