Japan strengthens sanctions on Russia, standing firm in support of Ukraine

The Government of Japan announced a new sanctions package against Russia, which included 17 individuals and 78 legal entities from the Russian Federation, and seven Ukrainian citizens who assist the Russians in occupying the territories.

Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that sanctions had been introduced against several Russian aviation enterprises, Ukrinform reports. That includes the Ural, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and Irkutsk aircraft factories, the engineering design bureau from Kolomna, the Pulsar, the GAZ, the ROSEL trading house, the Makeev State Rocket Center, and other organizations.

The sanctions package also includes the Russian National Welfare Fund and the Fund for the Protection of National Values, the funds of which are used by the Russian regime to continue the war against Ukraine. Specific individuals and legal entities will have their accounts frozen if found in Japan, and any financial transactions with them will be prohibited.

As part of the new sanctions package, Tokyo banned construction and engineering services to Russia. It expanded the list of prohibited exports to include several goods that contribute to strengthening the Russian industrial base.

Details of these sanctions, including the list of goods subject to export restrictions, will be determined later.

On February 28, the Japanese government introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation.Seventy-three3 organizations, one bank of the aggressor state, and 48 individuals, including 39 Russians andeight8 collaborators, fell under the restrictions.

Japan has already banned the export of semiconductors, oil extraction equipment, luxury items (precious stones, elite alcohol, luxury cars), quantum computers, and 3D printers to the Russian Federation. Vaccines, medical equipment, and medicines are also banned.

Japan's sanctions list now includes 700 individuals and 207 organizations from the Russian Federation and 311 individuals from among the henchmen of the aggressor in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.