Ukraine urges Japan to impose full embargo on Russian oil and gas

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Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko speaks during an online interview with Nikkei Asia. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Finance)

SHOGO AKAGAWA, Editor-in-Chief for Europe, Middle East and Africa

BONN, Germany -- Ukraine has urged Japan to impose a total import ban on Russian oil and gas, and to more fully participate in the squeezing of funds that might otherwise flow into Moscow's war chest, Ukraine's finance chief told Nikkei Asia during an online interview on Thursday.

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