Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. File photoTOKYO, Jun 21Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Tokyo has significantly revised its policy towards Russia in light of the situation in Ukraine. The debates of political party leaders ahead of the elections to the upper house of parliament scheduled for July 10 are broadcast by NHK.
Japan bans deliveries of trucks and bulldozers to Russia «After the invasion of Ukraine began, Japan, of course, significantly revised its policy in the Russian direction,» the head of the Japanese government noted. also, measures to combat the spread of coronavirus have become one of the key decisions of his government. To date, Japan has introduced several packages of sanctions against the Russian Federation in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The sanctions apply to 507 people from Russia, 253 from the LPR and the DPR, as well as more than two hundred Russian companies and organizations, including major banks. Japan has banned the export of luxury goods to Russia, which, in addition to luxury cars and motorcycles, include personal computers, expensive alcoholic beverages and cosmetics, and high-tech goods, which include semiconductors and 3D printers. From June 17, a ban was also introduced on the export of trucks, dump trucks and bulldozers. In addition, a ban was imposed on imports from Russia of certain types of timber, vodka and some other goods. The Japanese Prime Minister also promised to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources, in particular, to gradually reduce coal imports, and said that Japan would refuse to import Russian oil.
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