It is noted that the desire of the European Union to reduce the volume of Russian gas supplies increases global competition and provokes inflation.

In this regard, according to Hari, "Japan has every right not to withdraw from Russian oil and gas projects on Sakhalin."

Earlier it became known that the leaders of the EU countries agreed on a partial ban on the import of Russian oil.

Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said that Moscow would find other oil importers after the EU decision on a partial ban on Russian oil imports.