Meeting in Rome, the G7 ministers underlined the importance of Europe diversifying its energy supplies so as to ensure a better mix between fossil fuels and renewable sources, such as wind and solar.

Ministers say they are “extremely concerned about the energy security implications of developments in Ukraine, as a consequence of Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

“Energy should not be used as a means of political coercion, nor as a threat to security,” said the G7 ministers, from the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.

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