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US Thanks Japan for Sanctions Against Russia

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US Secretary of State John Kerry thanked Japan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida for the sanctions Japan has put in place against Russia, Japan's Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

MOSCOW, July 29 (RIA Novosti) – US Secretary of State John Kerry thanked Japan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida for the sanctions Japan has put in place against Russia, Japan's Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

“Secretary of State Kerry expressed his gratefulness for the list of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis published on July 28. Minister for Foreign Affairs Kishida said that Japan had imposed these new sanctions as a sign of solidarity with the G7 members, and intends to keep taking actions in cooperation with the G7 states,” the ministry said in a statement.

On Monday, the Japanese authorities released a list of new sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine.

The sanctions presuppose the freezing of assets of individuals “involved in Crimea annexation and responsible for destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.” Japan will also be implementing new projects in Russia in accordance with the policy set by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development adopted by the European Union. There will be limitations on the goods imported from Crimea.

The United States and EU member states have already imposed sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis. In addition to that, the European Commission has suggested sectoral sanctions against Russia that will be concerned with capital market access, the defense sector, dual-use goods and sensitive technology export in the energy sector.

Moscow has said numerous times that threatening Russia with sanctions was inappropriate and counterproductive. Russia has also pointed out that it is not involved in the conflict in Ukraine.

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