“We also announced at this G7 meeting that this situation in no way justifies the lifting of sanctions against Russia,” Macron said after a video call with other G7 leaders.
The video conference was organized to discuss the economic consequences of the US-Israeli attack on Iran and the Iranian strikes on the Persian Gulf countries.
The conflict has caused a sharp increase in oil prices, as several countries have reduced oil production, as well as tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s crude oil was transported, has almost stopped.
