Japan PM announces additional sanctions on Russia

That’s according to NHK, Ukrinform reports.

Speaking at the G7 summit in Germany, Kishida touched on the situation in Ukraine, saying the world stands at a crossroads in history and is being tested on whether it can maintain international order based on rules.

He noted that frameworks such as the United Nations Security Council have not been able to deal with the current situation sufficiently.

The additional sanctions he announced include a ban on imports of Russian gold and on providing accounting, trust and some other services to Russia.

Kishida also said Japan will expand its asset freeze measures to cover an additional 70 Russian individuals and organizations and will implement a ban on exports to 90 military-related organizations.

Apparently with China in mind, Kishida said that Japan rejects a world in which any unilateral change to the status quo by force, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is tolerated.

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