Russia compiles list of unfriendly countries, Japan protests to Moscow over inclusion

The Japanese government sent a protest to Russia because of Moscow’s inclusion in the list of unfriendly countries and territories, Hirokazu Matsuno, Secretary General of the Japanese government, said at a press conference.

“The inclusion of Russia (Japan. – Ed.) as an unfriendly country is regrettable,” said the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet.

The government on the eve approved a list of foreign states and territories committing unfriendly actions against Russia.

In addition to the countries of the European Union, the USA , Great Britain and others, it also included Japan.

The rules for transactions with foreign companies under sanctions were also approved: all transactions of Russian companies with citizens and firms from countries unfriendly to Russia must be approved by the commission for foreign investment control.

Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal “the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.”

For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine”, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized.

In response, Western countries have introduced new anti-Russian sanctions. In particular, several of the largest banks in the Russian Federation, including Sberbank and VTB, fell under them.

The European Union, the USA, Canada and a number of other countries have closed the skies for Russian aircraft. A number of state-owned companies found it difficult to attract foreign capital. Sanctions have been imposed on the supply of high-tech products to Russia.

As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that meet the interests of the Russian Federation.

Western companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but Russia will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier .