This Friday, the Japanese government announced new sanctions against high-ranking Russian political and military officials, as well as an additional ban on the export from Japan of components that can be used for military purposes.
The measures freeze the assets of 36 individuals and three entities, including the assets of Russian Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko and several deputy ministers, state secretaries and senior military officials.
Among the targets of the sanctions are also the political leaders of the self-proclaimed pro-Russian republics in Ukraine, as well as people close to the oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, who is considered a figure close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is also subject to Japanese sanctions. since March.