Ksenia Naka. U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry expressed gratitude to Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan Fumio Kisitu for a package of additional sanctions against Russia.

" in respect of the situation in Ukraine Kerry expressed gratitude for published Japan on July 28 additional punishment against Russia. The head of the foreign Ministry Kishida said that Japan announced additional sanctions, attaching great importance of solidarity with the countries of the G7, and wants in the future to take action on the issue in close cooperation with the countries of the G7 ", - is reported in the message of the foreign Ministry of Japan.

The government of Japan on the first day of the week released because of the situation in Ukraine. Punishment involve the freezing of assets on the Japanese Islands of individuals and organizations, " specifically relevant to the annexation of Crimea to Russia and to destabilize the situation in the East of Ukraine. Japan will coordinate their actions in respect of new projects on the line of the European Bank for restoration and development with the measures that are adopted by the European Union. In addition, will be introduced limits on the import of Crimean items.

The US and the EU first introduced against Russia punishment because of the position of the capital of Russia on the situation in Ukraine. In addition, the European Commission presented the countries-members of the legislative proposals to sectoral sanctions against Russia. They have possibility to touch such areas as access to capital markets, defense, dual-use goods, the export of sensitive technologies in the energy sector.

Moscow has stated many times that to talk to Russia in the language of sanctions inappropriate and unproductive. Russia also emphasized that not a party to domestic conflict.


The US and the EU does not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and called such accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March, has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of use of such practices have become July punishment.

The European Union on July 26 imposed a punishment against fifteen citizens of Russia and authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR), and also against a number of Crimean organizations, such as the Sevastopol sea port and public organization " Sobol ". For example, in the sanctions list includes the Director of the Federal security Service Alexander Bortnikov and foreign intelligence Service of Russia Mikhail Fradkov, Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev, his Deputy Rashid Nurgaliev and member of the Board Boris Gryzlov, leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and the Krasnodar territory Alexander Tkachev.

in the U.S. capital and Brussels when it is ready if necessary to make wider sanctions lists. Full list of Russian Citizens and organizations that fall under punishment, -

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