Ukraine prepares for Russian offensive in the east; West working to confirm reports of chemical weapons attack. Follow our live updates

Mike Letterman

Apr 12, 2022, 7:32 AM
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The U.K. Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that Russian troops are redeploying to the eastern part of Ukraine.

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Koichi Hagiuda is the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. Hagiuda said that Japan has never felt pressure from the U.S. to withdraw from the Sakhalin oil and gas projects.

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The industry minister said the country has never felt pressure from the U.S. to withdraw from the Sakhalin oil and gas projects.

The concessions in Sakhalin 1 and 2 are important to the lives of the Japanese citizens and business activities as they are stable sources of long-term and inexpensive energy.

Russia and Japan own stakes in the Sakhalin 1 and Sakhalin 2 integrated oil and gas development projects. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Japan's involvement has come under scrutiny.

While ensuring a stable energy supply, Japan will work to reduce our dependence on Russian energy by using renewable and nuclear power, Hagiuda said.

The ministry was unaware of any Japanese companies being asked to pay in rubles for natural gas transactions.

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The British Foreign Secretary was in Warsaw, Poland.

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The British government is working to verify information about an alleged chemical weapons attack on the residents of Mariupol.

Reports say that Russian forces may have used chemical agents in an attack on the people of Mariupol. We are working with partners to verify the information.

The original report was based on a Telegram message posted by the Azov Regiment, an ultra-nationalist part of the Ukrainian National Guard. Russian forces used a poisonous substance, according to the Azov message.

John Kirby said that the United States was aware of the attack.

He told reporters that they couldn't confirm at this time and would continue to monitor the situation.

Kirby said that the reports are concerning and reflective of concerns that we have had about Russia's potential to use a variety of riot control agents.

The US has been warning for several days that the Russian army will continue to commit atrocities in the eastern regions of Ukraine.

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There are soldiers at a front line.

Ukrainian soldiers talk to each other at a frontline.