Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova commented on the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on the 5th that Russia will take reciprocal countermeasures against Tokyo's unfriendly measures, first targeting areas of important interest to Japan. According to a report on the “Nihon Keizai Shimbun” website, the Japanese government decided to implement additional sanctions against Russia at a cabinet meeting on the 2nd. In principle, the Japanese government prohibits the provision of services such as operation, maintenance, insurance, and financing to 35 ships in Russia's so-called “shadow fleet” that secretly transports crude oil to evade Western sanctions. Zakharova said that Japan has shown disregard for international law and bilateral agreements, and that the Japanese government's actions have further worsened Russian-Japanese relations. She said that the diplomatic policy promoted by Tokyo lacks independence and is “not determined by domestic interests,” but simply consistent with so-called “like-minded people.”

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