Germany's Scholz calls for pragmatism as U.S. pushes Russia export bans

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the media following a closed door meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said his government wanted pragmatic measures to prevent the circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia, appearing to temper U.S. calls for a more wide-ranging ban on exports.

Scholz will attend a meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations in Japan this week to discuss plans to tighten sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.