Japan has imposed trade sanctions on Chinese companies supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The Japanese government has expanded a package of sanctions against Russia over its widespread aggression in Ukraine. There are dozens of companies on the sanctions list, including from China and three other countries. This was reported by the press service of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, June 21.
This is the first time Tokyo has imposed sanctions against Chinese companies in connection with the war in Ukraine. The new sanctions also target companies from India, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The sanctions include the Hong Kong company Asia Pacific Links, which supplied microchips for Russian drones, and the Chinese Yilufa Electronics Limited.
The new sanctions list includes 14 companies from Russia itself, including those associated with Alabuga, a special economic zone of the Russian Federation. More than 30 key Russian military production facilities are located there, including the Shahed drone factory.
The general director of Tactical Missiles, Boris Obnosov, general director, fell under Japanese restrictions. Uralvagonzavod Alexander Potapov, general designer of AMNTK Union Mkrtich Okroyan, Secretary of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Natalya Budarina, members of the Central Election Commission Elmira Khaimurzina, Alexander Kurdyumov.
In addition, Tokyo imposed sanctions against the so-called “head of the Ministry of Education” of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, Elena Shapurova.
Penalties also apply to companies – Alrosa, Crimeapatriotcenter, as well as defense enterprises, including UraltrasmashNGOs KurganpriborChTZ-Uraltrac, The Nizhny Novgorod plant of the 70th anniversary of the VictoryDegtyarev Plant, Device Consulting, Oboronlogistics, Imperative.
We remind you that the ambassadors of the EU member states reached an agreement and adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russia. The new package provides new measures and also strengthens the effect of previously imposed sanctions, closing possible loopholes for the Russian Federation.
The United States has said it is ready, if necessary, to impose new sanctions against third countries for supporting Russia to curb the pressure and end the aggression.
Source: korrespondent
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