{"id":7289,"date":"2023-05-27T08:44:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T07:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7289"},"modified":"2023-05-27T08:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T07:57:19","slug":"japan-criticizes-nuclear-deal-in-belarus-imposes-new-sanctions-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/japan-criticizes-nuclear-deal-in-belarus-imposes-new-sanctions-on-russia\/2023\/05\/27\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan criticizes nuclear deal in Belarus, imposes new sanctions on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOKYO<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Japan<\/span>\u00a0approved<\/span> additional<\/span> sanctions<\/span> against<\/span> Russia<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> including<\/span> a<\/span> freeze<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> assets<\/span> of<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> individuals<\/span> and<\/span> entities<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> ban<\/span> on<\/span> exports<\/span> to<\/span> Russian<\/span> military-affiliated<\/span> entities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Chief<\/span> Cabinet<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Hirokazu<\/span> Matsuno<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> the<\/span> cabinet<\/span> approval<\/span> shows<\/span> Japan<\/span> is<\/span> in<\/span> line<\/span> with<\/span> other<\/span> G7<\/span> countries<\/span> that<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> maintain<\/span> and<\/span> strengthen<\/span> sanctions<\/span> against<\/span> Russia<\/span> at<\/span> last<\/span> week’s<\/span> Hiroshima<\/span> summit.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> said<\/span> Japan<\/span> is<\/span> committed<\/span> to<\/span> working<\/span> with<\/span> other<\/span> G7<\/span> countries<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> wider<\/span> international<\/span> community<\/span> to<\/span> “improve<\/span> the<\/span> situation”<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Matsuno<\/span> also<\/span> accused<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Belarus<\/span> of<\/span> signing<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span> formally<\/span> allow<\/span> the<\/span> deployment<\/span> of<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> on<\/span> allied<\/span> territory<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> move<\/span> to<\/span> “further<\/span> increase<\/span> tensions.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Japan<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> only<\/span> country<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> suffered<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear<\/span> attack,<\/span> and<\/span> I<\/span> believe<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> threat<\/span> of<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> use<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> is<\/span> completely<\/span> unacceptable,”<\/span> Matsuno<\/span> said.<\/span> “The<\/span> Japanese<\/span> government<\/span> urges<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Belarus<\/span> to<\/span> cease<\/span> further<\/span> escalating<\/span> measures<\/span> as<\/span> it<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> monitor<\/span> developments<\/span> with<\/span> grave<\/span> concern.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Japan’s<\/span> additional<\/span> sanctions<\/span> and<\/span> export<\/span> restrictions<\/span> reflect<\/span> the<\/span> G7’s<\/span> aim<\/span> to<\/span> discourage<\/span> sanctions<\/span> evasion<\/span> by<\/span> third<\/span> countries,<\/span> and<\/span> include<\/span> a<\/span> ban<\/span> on<\/span> exports<\/span> of<\/span> materials<\/span> that<\/span> would<\/span> help<\/span> strengthen<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> industrial<\/span> base,<\/span> Matsuno<\/span> said.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> joint<\/span> statement<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Departments<\/span> of<\/span> State,<\/span> Commerce<\/span> and<\/span> Treasury<\/span> said<\/span> 24<\/span> individuals<\/span> and<\/span> 78<\/span> entities<\/span> were<\/span> added<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> list<\/span> of<\/span> those<\/span> subject<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> asset<\/span> freeze,<\/span> including<\/span> those<\/span> suspected<\/span> of<\/span> collaborating<\/span> in<\/span> diversion<\/span> or<\/span> evasion<\/span> of<\/span> sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Japan moves to impose sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war amid fears of conflict in Asia, where China is expanding its military presence and using the threat of violence to tighten control over the exercise of its sovereignty and working closely with the G7.<\/span><\/p>\n

Japan<\/span> also<\/span> imposed<\/span> an<\/span> export<\/span> ban<\/span> on<\/span> 80<\/span> Russian<\/span> military<\/span> organizations,<\/span> including<\/span> machine<\/span> manufacturers.<\/span> The<\/span> provision<\/span> of<\/span> construction,<\/span> engineering<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> services<\/span> to<\/span> Russia<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> prohibited.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TOKYO (AP) – Japan\u00a0approved additional sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, including a freeze on the assets of dozens of individuals and entities and a ban on exports to Russian military-affiliated entities. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters the cabinet approval shows Japan is in line with other G7 countries that agreed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,276,2428,2480],"tags":[5511,151,5512,302,1421,1835,2283,4385,4389,4394,4426,5505,5506,5507,5508,5509,5510],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jpn.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7291,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289\/revisions\/7291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}