Announced Japan additional punishment against Russia harm bilateral relations, throw them back and Tokyo obliged to recognize in this report, said Tuesday the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

" Introduction Tokyo new sanctions against Russia, whatever reservations, it is neither refurnished, steadily harms the whole complex of bilateral relations, knocking them back. The Japanese side should recognize in this report, " said the explanations of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs.

in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation also believe that Tokyo on the issue of Declaration of punishments act under the dictation of the capital of the United States." Japanese demarche, testifies about the fact that repeated assurances Tokyo's intention to continue its efforts to develop relations with Russia are only a screen covering the inability of Japanese politicians to go beyond the usual powers of following in the Wake of the US capital, to conduct an independent line that meets the fundamental state interests of its country ", - told the Minister.


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 Directors 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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