Go to the media bankSIMFEROPOL, Oct 8 Chairman of «We are with Russia» movement, member Volodymyr Rogov, Chief Council of the Administration of the Zaporozhye Region, quoted Japanese haiku, commenting on the sanctions imposed against it by Tokyo. He noted that these restrictive measures do not make sense. According to him, the Zaporozhye region, being part of Russia, confidently looks to the future and is not afraid of «petty sanctions meanness.» In addition, Tokyo's actions reminded Rogov of the work of the Japanese poet, the founder of the haiku (haiku) genre, Matsuo Basho.
&# 34; West, East … Everywhere a cold wind chills my back. So wrote the Japanese poet. No matter how many sanctions stones are thrown at our backs, we will definitely stand up, since we have returned home. And houses and walls are being treated, as you know",” he said.
Earlier, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced that the government had approved a new sanctions list against individuals and entities «directly associated» with joining the Russian new territories. Vladimir Rogov was also included in this list. Since February 24, Moscow has been conducting a special military operation to liberate Donbass from Kyiv nationalists. Vladimir Putin called its task “the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” On September 30, the Russian leader signed agreements on the admission of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, to the country. He assured that the state would ensure the security of the new regions and restore the infrastructure destroyed by the Ukrainian troops.