Japan: New sanctions against Russia will be applied soon
| The foreign minister of Japan announced that the country's new sanctions against Russia due to the war in Ukraine have reached the final stage and will be implemented soon. |
report Mehr News quoted by Rashatodi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa, announced that Japan’s new sanctions against Russia due to the war in Ukraine have reached the final stage.
He said at a press conference in Tokyo that new sanctions will be announced in the near future.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan renewed his criticism of the behavior of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, adding: the new package of restrictive measures is in the final stage of approval.
On Sunday, the Japanese media announced without providing details that at the same time as the third year of conflict between Ukraine and Russia begins, the government of this country plans to impose new sanctions against the Russian government. .
NHK quoted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying that the long fighting has left Ukraine in a “difficult” situation, and now showing solidarity with Kyiv is vital. is.
The Prime Minister of Japan also announced that supporting Ukraine will be one of Japan’s top priorities in 2024.
Also, the Group of Seven (G7) countries announced yesterday Saturday after the end of the virtual meeting by publishing a statement that they intend to tighten the strictures regarding the price ceiling for the sale of Russian oil. do.
“We will continue to exert significant pressure on Russia’s revenues from energy and other goods,” the statement said. We will continue to take steps to intensify the compliance and implementation of the oil price ceiling.”
In another part of the statement of the Group of Seven countries, it is emphasized that “while we are trying to maintain the stability of (oil) supply, we will respond to price ceiling violations” We will, including by imposing additional sanctions against those who engage in fraudulent activities during the transportation of Russian oil and against the networks that Russia has created to extract additional revenue from price ceiling violations.”
In this statement, it is also emphasized that the Group of Seven will try to reduce Russia’s income from metals. The meeting of the leaders of the Group of Seven was held virtually yesterday, Saturday.
