The ruling party of Japan proposed sanctions against Russia because of Ukraine

Members of the foreign policy committees of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have called on the government to impose economic sanctions on RUSSIA if it "invades" Ukraine, Jiji news agency reports.

After the meeting, Mashahisa Sato, a member of the House of Councilors, said that government measures, including the suspension of negotiations on the issue of visa facilitation for Russians arriving in Japan after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, are "not enough", and said that it is necessary to strengthen sanctions against Russia.

What kind of new sanctions may be introduced against Russia, the agency did not specify.

In addition to Japan, in the event of aggression against Ukraine, Russia was also threatened with sanctions by the United States and a number of European countries. Reports that the Russian authorities were planning an "invasion" of Ukraine began to appear in the Western media since autumn. Then the fact that Russia was allegedly planning an attack was announced by US and Ukrainian officials. Moscow has repeatedly denied these accusations.