Japan, Australia, New Zealand impose penalties on Russia following invasion…

Source: The Hill | February 24, 2022 | Caroline Vakil

Japan, Australia, New Zealand impose penalties on Russia following invasion into Ukraine

Japan, Australia and New Zealand announced that they would be imposing penalties against Russia after it invaded Ukraine early Thursday.

Japan and Australia, both of which had already announced sanctions against Russia prior to the invasion, announced on Friday that they would be levying more sanctions against Moscow.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also said that his country would be sanctioning “key Belarusian individuals and entities” and 300 Russian lawmakers who voted in favor of attacking Ukraine, The New York Times reported. The country also noted that it was working together with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to give Ukraine “non-lethal military equipment and medical supplies.” 

Meanwhile, Japanese ​​Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a new round of sanctions against Russia, which included suspending the issuing of visas to certain Russian entities and people, export controls on certain items such as semiconductors and a freeze on assets held by financial institutions in Russia, The Japan Times reported.

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Though New Zealand does not have an autonomous sanctions law, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also announced several moves against Russia, including bans on exports to the Russian military and on Russian officials and others traveling to New Zealand, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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