Leaders of the G7 (G7) countries plan to toughen sanctions on Russia at a summit in Japan this week, Reuters reports, citing officials involved in the ongoing talks. The restrictive measures will aim to undermine Russia’s future energy production and curb the trade that supports the Russian military.
US officials expect G7 members to agree to adjust their approach to sanctions so that, at least for certain categories of goods, all exports will be automatically banned if they are not included in the list of permitted goods. . Previously, Washington had offered to completely abandon exports from the G7 countries to Russia, but so far it has not been possible to agree on this.
The United States expects that, in areas most sensitive to the Russian Federation, G7 member countries will adopt an export ban on goods not included in a special list. The exact areas in which these new rules will apply are still under discussion. Presumably, they will concern Russia’s military-industrial base, said a US official who wished to remain anonymous.
The exact wording of the G7 leaders’ joint statements is still being discussed and adjusted before being made public at the May 19-21 summit. The G7 includes the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Earlier, the head of the Center for Political Economic Studies, Vasily Koltashov, in an interview with Zvezda, said that the European Union continues to trade with Russia, circumventing its own sanctions measures.
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