Japan Announces New Wave of Sanctions, Including Individual Sanctions and Export Bans
Japan announced another wave of sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, placing an asset freeze on 141 people and a ban on exports to 71 Russian entities. The newly sanctioned individuals include Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and…
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133 politicians from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said, according to an unofficial translation. The restrictions also include a general export ban on advanced technologies to Russia. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed in a separate announcement that Japan will phase out imports of Russian oil after the G-7, which includes Japan, committed to do the same. The list of the politicians from Donetsk and Luhansk will be listed here and the list of other Russian individuals is here.