Japan imposes additional sanctions against Russia

Tokyo Tower. File photoTOKYO, Mar 16Japan imposes sanctions against 15 people and 9 organizations from Russia, in the list of government officials and enterprises of the military-industrial complex, follows from the statement of the country's Foreign Ministry, received at the disposal of RIA Novosti. The assets of these individuals and organizations in Japan will be frozen. The sanctions list included the official Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova, Deputy Ministers of Defense of Russia Yunus-Bek Evkurov, Alexei Krivoruchko, Timur Ivanov, Dmitry Bulgakov, Yuri Sadovenko, Nikolai Pankov, Ruslan Tsalikov, Gennady Zhidko, General Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev, Head of the Main of the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of Russia (GRU) Igor Kostyukov, General Director of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev, Igor Sechin's ex-wife Marina Sechina, member of the Federation Council, businessman Suleiman Kerimov, State Duma deputy Andrey Skoch. included: Rosoboronexport, Ver Flights of Russia, Rosneft Aero, NPO High Precision Complexes, PJSC Kurganmashzavod, United Aircraft Corporation, United Shipbuilding Corporation, JSC NPK Uralvagonzavod, shipbuilding enterprise Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky. On Wednesday, the prime minister Japanese Minister Fumio Kishida announced the exclusion of Russia from the most favored nation in trade. The decision was made in accordance with the similar position of the G7 countries and 14 WTO member countries.Australia imposes new sanctions against Russia Japan has previously imposed several packages of sanctions against Russia, the latest of which was announced on Tuesday. It was about a ban on the export of 218 goods from March 18, including semiconductors, radars, sensors, lasers, communications equipment, recording devices and their components, oscilloscopes, spectrometers, signal amplifiers, signal generators, resistors, cryptographic equipment, television cameras, optical filters, fluoride fiber and more. In addition, it is forbidden to export parachutes, sensors, products for oil refining, as well as products intended for the chemical industry and nuclear energy. Military goods also fall under the ban: body armor, weapons, explosives, ships, diesel engines, components for missiles, and so on. Prior to this, a ban was introduced on the export of 57 items of goods, also from March 18, 31 of which are general goods destination, and another 26 — technological elements, including software. In particular, the export ban, which will also come into force on March 18, applies to semiconductors, radars, sensors, lasers, communications equipment, recording devices and their components, oscilloscopes, spectrometers, signal amplifiers, signal generators, resistors, cryptographic equipment, television cameras , optical filters, fluoride fiber, as well as on navigation and radio-electronic equipment, equipment for underwater surveillance, diving equipment. Also on the list are diesel engines, tractor components, gas turbine engines for aircraft and their components, and oil refining equipment.The Prime Minister of Japan assessed the prospects for economic cooperation with Russia. In addition, Japan imposed personal sanctions against Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Alexei Gromov, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia and Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Dmitry Kozak, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Russia Sergey Kiriyenko, head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, entrepreneurs Boris Rotenberg and Alisher Usmanov, journalist Vladimir Solovyov. In total, 20 Russians were on the list. Prior to this, President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu were subject to personal sanctions. In addition, personal sanctions apply to Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. Their assets in Japan will be frozen if detected. In addition, export sanctions were imposed on 49 companies and organizations, including the FSB, the GRU, JSC Sukhoi Company, JSC RAC MiG, Rostec State Corporation and others. The sanctions list includes the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, VEB, Rossiya Bank and Promsvyazbank. It also became known that the assets of VTB, Otkritie Bank, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank and Sovcombank will be frozen. Previously, sanctions were announced against Rossiya Bank and representatives of the leadership of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. by atom