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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Riham Alkousaa and Alexander Cornwell

German economy minister urges Arab states not to benefit from Russia sanctions

Saad Sharida al-Kaabi, Energy Minister of Qatar meets with German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, in Doha, Qatar March 20, 2022. Qatar News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, visiting Gulf states to discuss long-term energy supplies, said on Monday they should not profit from global sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

"I'm not asking that they join the sanctions....but I ask not to be a profiteer of European and U.S. sanctions," Habeck told reporters in the United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi following a visit to Qatar.

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