
Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved additional sanctions against Russia, freezing the assets of 398 Russian individuals including President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters and the wife of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Cabinet also approved an import ban on 38 items, including electric machinery and lumber, effective April 19. The latest ...

Referring to France’s move to expel Russian diplomats, the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson stressed that Russia will respond to it accordingly. Following the escalation of tensions between the Western powers and Russia under the pretext of the war in Ukraine, France expelled several Russian diplomats “Six Russian agents operating under ...