Japan sanctions 54 Russian companies ahead of US' expected levies on oil firms and ship insurers

Japan imposed sanctions on 11 individuals and 54 companies in Russia and dozens of companies in other countries, according to a cabinet decision announced Friday (January 10).

The measures include export restrictions on 22 military-related organisations in Russia, targeting technology and machinery makers. Similar restrictions will be applied to 18 companies in China, one in the United Arab Emirates, one in Kazakhstan, two in Kyrgyzstan, one in Thailand, and eight in Turkey. Japan also ordered the freezing of assets belonging to a North Korean individual and Georgia’s MRB Bank.

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