Tokyo skyline. File photoTOKYO, Jul 12 The Japanese government plans to engage with G20 states that are currently neutral on Russia in light of events in Ukraine to encourage them to introduce anti-Russian sanctions, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said during a press conference. G20, we intend to try to encourage countries that are now neutral (with respect to the Russian Federation to introduce sanctions measures — ed.),» the minister noted. /> In Britain, revealed a scheme for the export of oil from Russia to circumvent sanctionsTo date, Japan has introduced several packages of sanctions against the Russian Federation in light of the situation in Ukraine. The last one was announced on 5 July. It includes 57 individuals from Russia, including Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko and cellist Sergei Roldugin and his wife. Among the Russian companies that will be banned from exporting from Japan under the new sanctions package are JSC Concern VKO Almaz-Antey, JSC Rubin, PJSC Aviation Complex named after. S. V. Ilyushin.
