Additional sanctions are imposed due to the war crimes of the occupiers.
The Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida said that Japan plans to impose additional sanctions against Russia over its war crimes in Ukraine. This was reported by Kyodo. To this end, the government is holding consultations with G7 partners. The statement came hours after the United States announced new sanctions, including a ban on investment in Russia.
Later, Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda added that Japan was likely to abandon Russian coal as part of another package of sanctions.
“We will continue to work to reduce our dependence on Russia by promoting diversification of energy sources, including renewables and nuclear energy,” Hagiuda said.
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Earlier it was reported that Japan has not given up a joint gas project with Russia on Sakhalin. The share of Russia in the total volume of imports of liquefied natural gas to Japan is about 8%.
See the special topic: Intelligence The British Ministry of Defense also notes that Russian forces have advanced south of the strategically important city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region. 169 children killed due to Russian invasion in Ukraine – Prosecutor General's Office 306 children injured. Transport blockade of Russia. Light This is not sanctions, but a knife in the back of Ukraine Due to enemy shelling, 24 fires occurred in residential buildings in Luhansk region during the day – head of OVA Occupiers shelling civilian infrastructure. Russia is concerned about the legality of arms supplies to Ukraine At the same time, the Kremlin is not at all worried about terror and killings of Ukrainians.
