Russia responded to the Japanese black list

Russia in response to the auxiliary punishment Tokyo introduces its own limitations on the entry of a number of people in Japan. August 22, Deputy foreign Minister Igor Morgulov received the Ambassador of Japan Tikahito Harad and handed him the sanctions list.

"They exchanged views on timely issues of Russian-Japanese relations. Tikahito Haradah was presented with a list of Japanese residents in respect of which introduced limits on entry into the Russian Federation in order for a response to the visa punishment Tokyo against a number of citizens of our country", - is told in the popular news of the Russian foreign Ministry.

Earlier, the government of Japan has confirmed the entry of additional package of sanctions against the Russian Federation in connection with the situation around Ukraine. The decision was taken on 5 August at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In the sanctions list for Russia an integrated 40 individuals and 2 firms Crimean "Chernomorneftegaz" and "Theodosia".

The list includes ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych acting direct acting leaders of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksenov, Advisor to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Rustam Temirgaliev, the Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea Natalia Polonskaya, defense Minister proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) Igor Strelkov, Prime Minister DND Alexander Boroday and other persons who, given the view of Tokyo, "implicated in destabilizing the situation in Ukraine and aneksirovala RF Crimea". Today's punishment provide for the freezing of Bank accounts of individuals and legal persons.

The Russian foreign Ministry in response announced that punishment Tokyo damage bilateral relations and throw them back. "Regard the announcement of Japan on July 28, so-called for additional sanctions against Russia as an unfriendly and short-sighted step, based on deeply wrong perception about the real causes of what is happening in Ukraine", - the document says.

"Particularly inappropriate looks linking these measures to collapse on the ground in Ukraine Malaysian aircraft, accompanied by explanations of intent Tokyo "to encourage the Russian Federation to action," said the Ministry. - I would like to recall in this regard that specifically Patriotic party first called for an open and objective international investigation under the auspices of ICAO circumstances of the tragedy and makes data in order to everything".

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