Tokyo is expanding the list of items banned from exporting to Russia to include 164 additional items, mostly of industrial crisis, such as lithium-ion batteries, car exhaust or motor oil, Japan's trade ministry announced today. . These additions further extend the list of products whose export to Russia is prohibited under sanctions against it due to the war in Ukraine. Also included are items such as thermostats, woodworking machinery, nitrocellulose products, etc. and the ban will come into effect on Wednesday, April 17, the ministry said. Meanwhile, Russia's ban on imports of diamonds for non-industrial use, which was announced following a digital meeting of G7 leaders with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in December, will come into effect on May 10, he added. the Japanese Ministry of Commerce, according to Reuters and the Athens Agency.
Source: News Beast
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