Russia Slams Japan's New Sanctions, Vows Countermeasures
Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's fresh sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are "ill-considered," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said, warning that Moscow will take "proportionate countermeasures" primarily in areas of interest to Tokyo. The Japanese government on Friday sanctioned 35 vessels in the so-called shadow fleet that transport Russian crude...
Tokyo, October 6 -- Japan's recent sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine are misguided, according to Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. She announced that Moscow will respond with "proportionate countermeasures," primarily targeting areas of interest to Tokyo. On Friday, Japan imposed sanctions on 35 vessels from the so-called "shadow fleet" that transport Russian crude oil, helping Moscow bypass Western sanctions, and added 33 entities and nine individuals to its asset freeze list.
Zakharova, head of the ministry's Information and Press Department, criticized Japan for prioritizing "reckless solidarity" with other nations in the Euro-Atlantic region, accusing them of having a "pathological obsession" with inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia. She further accused the Japanese government of failing to promote peace in Ukraine, stating that their actions are "pushing that prospect further away."
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