[Tokyo 1st Archyde.com]–Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno reported at a meeting on the afternoon of the 1st that British oil giant Shell has decided to withdraw from the oil and natural gas development project “Sakhalin 2” off the coast of Sakhalin, Russia. Relatedly, he said that operations would be maintained with or without Shell’s participation and that there would be no hindrance to Japan’s energy imports at this time.
In addition, Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation, which are participating in the project, have expressed the view that they will discuss future measures with the government, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said, “Russia-related including the Sakhalin 2 project. Regarding the project, including the viewpoint of energy security, we would like to cooperate with the international community including G7 (7 major countries) and take appropriate measures. “
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said the invasion was the Charter of the United Nations 2 on the issue that Russia has pointed out that it used cluster munitions and fuel vaporization bombs that many international groups are demanding not to use from a humanitarian point of view in the attack on Ukraine. It was pointed out that it was an illegal use of force prohibited by Article 4. He then argued that an attack that violated “military humanitarianism,” which states that attacks on non-military targets would not be tolerated, would “violate international humanitarian law.”
Regarding the issuance of a combat posture order to nuclear troops by Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said that the use of nuclear weapons would cause a great deal of devastation over a wide area. “.
On the other hand, according to domestic media, Ichiro Matsui (Mayor of Osaka) of the Nippon Ishin no Kai will deploy US nuclear weapons in Japan on the 28th and jointly operate them in Japan and the United States. In response to expressing the idea that “it is natural to discuss”, Secretary of State Matsuno said that he would not comment on each of his remarks, but “adhered to the three non-nuclear principles as a policy of Japan’s policy.” There is no change in the idea of doing it. “