Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/REUTERS/FILE)
The Japanese government announced on Tuesday that it would supply protective masks and clothing against chemical weapons to Ukraine. as well as commercial drones, during the announcement new sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraineincluding a ban on the import of products, including vodka.
Japanese Defense Minister Nobio Kishicalled Tokyo ‘will continue to provide as much support as possible to the Ukrainian government’ adding that the decision was taken at the request of Kyiv, according to Japanese news agency Kiodo.
This was also announced by the Japanese authorities The sanctions affect the import of 38 products, accounting for about 1.1 percent of the Asian country’s imports and are worth about 16,000 million yen (about 116 million euros).
The Japanese Minister of Economic Affairs Koichi Hajiudaacknowledged that the country’s people are concerned about the impact of the war on their daily lives and promised to do so Tokyo “will carefully consider emergency measures to respond quickly to the impact (of the conflict) on people’s lives and economic activities.”
Prime Minister yesterday fumio kishida He said at a meeting with the Swiss President that the Russian invasion is undermining the foundations of the international order not only in Europe but also in Asia. “Now is the time for international society to unite more than ever”called.
Japan quickly joined the United States and the European Union in imposing sanctions on Russia because Tokyo fears the repercussions of its invasion of East AsiaWhere China is increasingly pushing its own territorial claims.
Japan froze the assets of hundreds of Russian individuals and groups and banned new investments and trade, including the export of goods that could be used for military purposes. Japan also announced plans to phase out Russian coal imports.
(With information from Europa Press and AP)
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