Japan to impose new sanctions against dozens of Russian organizations

Japan will impose new sanctions against 80 organizations associated with the Russian Armed Forces, writes Nikkei, citing the Japanese government . These organizations will be banned from exporting, as well as from providing them with engineering and architectural services.

In addition, Tokyo will freeze the assets of about 100 individuals and organizations trying to evade existing sanctions, the newspaper notes.

In Hiroshima, Japan, May 19-21 is the summit of G7 leaders. As part of a three-day event, the United States , Great Britain and Australia have already announced new sanctions against Russia . The latter is not included in the "Big Seven", but invited to participate in the summit.

Washington imposed sanctions against Polymetal and Polyus, Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko, Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov, Presidential Aide Igor Levitin, Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian geological universities and research institutes.

London announced restrictive measures against Rosatom-related entities, Severstal, MMK, Polyus, Tinkoff Bank (already under EU sanctions ) and Rosbank (previously sanctioned by Washington and Brussels).

Rosneft, Severstal, Polyus, subsidiaries of Rosatom and the Russian operator of the Zaporizhzhya NPP fell under the restrictive measures of Australia. In addition, Canberra decided to ban the export of machine tools and parts to Russia.

The Russian authorities called the Western sanctions illegitimate and incapable of changing Moscow's position on the military operation in Ukraine . “Russia, not in words, but in deeds, has proved its ability to cope with attempts to stop its movement forward, to force it to compromise its basic principles,” said Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the United States, after another round of US sanctions.