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France 'reasonably optimistic' of G7 maritime ban on Russian oil, minister says

French ⁠Foreign Minister ‌Jean-Noel Barrot

© APA | French ⁠Foreign Minister ‌Jean-Noel Barrot

# 14 February 2026 17:31 (UTC +04:00)

Some G7 ⁠countries have expressed willingness ‌to move ahead with maritime services ban of Russian oil ​and France is "reasonably ⁠optimistic a deal ⁠can be reached, French ⁠Foreign Minister ‌Jean-Noel Barrot said on ⁠Saturday, APA reports, citing Reuters.

"We hope to be able ​to ‌include it in the ⁠20th (EU) sanctions ​package we are actively preparing," Barrot told ⁠reporters after a ​G7 foreign ministers meeting in Munich.

"Some of the G7 ⁠countries have expressed willingness to move forward. The jury is still ​out, but ⁠my expectations are reasonably ​optimistic," he ‌added.

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