Ukraine: Japan announces new sanctions on Russia after the invasion

Her government Japan announced today that it is imposing new sanctions on it Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.

THE Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida He explained that the new package includes the freezing of any resources of Russian financial institutions in the Japanese jurisdiction, the suspension of visas for Russian individuals and representatives of legal entities, as well as restrictions on exports of various products, especially semiconductors.

Japan had already announced a first package of sanctions on Wednesday (23/2), following the recognition by Russian President Vladimir Putin of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Danieck People’s Republics as independent state entities.

Japanese Finance Minister Sunichi Suzuki clarified that among the Russian banks whose resources will be frozen under Japanese jurisdiction are VEB, Promsvyazbank and Rossiya Bank.

Prime Minister Kishinda also assured that his government will take measures to mitigate the blow from rising energy prices. Japan’s crude oil reserves for 240 days and liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves for two to three weeks, Kishida said. largest economy in the world.

The head of the Japanese government demanded that Russia “immediately withdraw its troops” from Ukraine and “comply with international law.”

Source: News Beast

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