Tokyo skyline. File photoTOKYO, Mar 8 The Japanese government has sent a protest to Russia over Moscow's listing it as an unfriendly country and territory, Japanese government secretary general Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference.
" The inclusion of Russia (Japan — ed.) as an unfriendly country is regrettable. Through diplomatic channels, we protested & # 34;, — said the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet.
The Government of the Russian Federation previously approved a list of foreign states and territories that commit unfriendly actions against Russia; in addition to the EU countries, the USA, Great Britain and others, it also included Japan. The rules for transactions with foreign companies under sanctions have also been approved: all transactions and operations of Russian companies with citizens and firms from countries unfriendly to Russia will be approved by the foreign investment control commission. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no question of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian President emphasized.Japan has expanded sanctions against Russia and Belarus In response, Western countries have introduced new anti-Russian sanctions. In particular, several of the largest banks in the Russian Federation, including Sberbank and VTB, fell under them. The European Union, the USA, Canada and a number of other countries have closed the skies for Russian aircraft. A number of state-owned companies found it difficult to attract foreign capital. Sanctions have been imposed on the supply of high-tech products to Russia. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that meet the interests of the Russian Federation. Western companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but Russia will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier.
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