Japan Freezes Assets of 15 Including Senior Russian Military Officials

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] On the 18th, the Japanese government announced additional sanctions against Russia, freezing the assets of 15 high-ranking Russian military officials, members of parliament, and 9 organizations including state-owned arms export companies.

According to foreign media, the Japanese government included 15 individuals such as Igor Kostyukov, Director of the Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, and Sergey Ivanov, Deputy Minister of Defense, as well as 9 organizations including Rosoboronexport, the Russian state-owned arms export company, in the sanctions list.

With this, the total number of individuals and organizations whose assets are frozen by the Japanese government has increased to 95, including President Putin.

They are effectively frozen as they must obtain approval from authorities when conducting transactions with Japanese financial institutions.

Earlier, on the 15th, the Japanese government had sanctioned 17 individuals including Yuri Kovalchuk, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a relative of the largest shareholder of the Russian Federation Central Bank.

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