Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Russia strongly criticized Japan. The Kremlin even accused Tokyo of being “very unfriendly”.
President Vladimir Putin’s government says Japan is hampering economic ties between the two countries. Included in the energy.
This stems from Japan’s statement during the G7. Japan has joined its Western allies in imposing economic sanctions on Russia over its attack on Ukraine, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida proposing capping Russian oil prices at around half their current levels.
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“Japan takes a very unfriendly position towards Russia,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, citing ReutersThursday (7/7/2022).
“However, such a hostile attitude does not help facilitate trade and economic relations, including energy dialogue,” he added.
The same thing was said former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Kishida’s proposal will have an impact on energy imports from the country that.
“Japan will not have oil or gas from Russia,” he stressed.
“There is no participation in the Sakhalin-2 LNG project as a result,” he added, referring to the Russian oil and gas project where shares of two Japanese companies, Mitsui & Co and Mitsubishi Corp, are located.
He added that the idea of limiting the buying price of Russian oil would only make global oil prices soar more. He estimates it may exceed US$300-US$400 per barrel if the proposed price cap is implemented.
Previously, restrictions on the purchase price of Russian oil were also first voiced by the Secretary of the United States (US) Treasury Janet Yellen last June. But the final deal and the extent of the restrictions have yet to be announced.
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