Trump expects Japan to stop buying Russian energy - Bessent
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and his colleague from Japan Katsunobu Kato held talks during the of the IMF annual meeting and forums G7 and G20, which took place this week in Washington, DC.
During the meeting, the parties discussed key aspects of economic relations between the US and Japan, as well as joint steps to Reducing Tokyo's dependence on Russian energy carriers.
Washington's expectations
«Secretary Kato and I also discussed important issues related to the economic relationship between the United States and Japan, as well as the administration's expectations regarding Japan's suspension of Russian energy imports.»,
- Bessent wrote on social media X after the meeting.
This shows that Donald Trump's administration Increases pressure on allies on the issue of economic isolation of russia, The government is seeking a complete cut-off of funding for its energy sector.
Context.
Japan is one of the few G7 countries that maintained partial purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas and oil through participation in joint energy projects in the Far East, in particular “Sakhalin-2”.
Earlier, the Tokyo government stated that gradually reduces imports, but «complete cessation is only possible with stable alternative supplies».
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