Tuesday's meeting of G7 energy
ministers in Rome "is not the appropriate forum" for agreeing
new sanctions against Russia, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi was
quoted by Bloomberg as saying.
Energy ministers of the G7 group of the world's wealthiest
industrial nations were due to meet in the Italian capital to
discuss alternatives to Russian oil and gas in light of the
deepening crisis in eastern Ukraine in which Russia is alleged
to be playing an active part.
Europe is highly dependent on Russia for its energy
supplies, which are piped through Ukraine.
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