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Japan has never felt any pressure from the U.S. to withdraw from Sakhalin projects, says ministerMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Koichi Hagiuda, speaks at a conference on 16 September, 2020. Hagiuda said on Tuesday Japan has never felt any pressure from the U.S. to withdraw from the Sakhalin oil and gas projects, according to Reuters.
Russia and Japan both own stakes in the Sakhalin 1 and Sakhalin 2 integrated oil and gas development projects. Japan's involvement has fallen under scrutiny since Russia invaded Ukraine and Western oil companies exited Russia. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says that her government is working"urgently" to verify details of"Reports that Russian forces may have used chemical agents in an attack on the people of Mariupol. We are working urgently with partners to verify details," Truss tweeted.
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