Japan to sanction the president of Belarus and the central bank of Russia


Japan is going to adopt sanctions against the president of Belarus and the central bank of Russia, announced on Monday the Japanese prime minister, fumio kishidaas a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“Given the apparent involvement of Belarus in this aggression, we are going to adopt sanctions against President (Belarus Alexander) Lukashenko and other individuals and organizations, as well as measures to limit exports,” Kishida said, after meeting with the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr Zelensky.

And in line with international measures against Russia, “we have decided to impose sanctions to limit transactions with the Russian central bank,” he added.

These announcements are in tune with pressure from the G7 – a group of advanced economies of which Japan is a part – against Russia for the invasion, which include sanctions against Moscow’s financial institutions and sales of semiconductors to Russia.

In addition to the 100 million dollars in loans promised by Japan for Ukraine and Kishida offered another 100 million dollars for emergency humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

In addition, the Japanese Prime Minister indicated that measures will be taken to allow Ukrainians who are in Japan to remain in the archipelago, if they are afraid to return to their country.

In a tweet, Zelensky welcomed the “tough sanctions” and stated that “a true global anti-war coalition works.”



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