Japan imposes sanctions on Putin, Lavrov, Shoigu and Medvedev

The Government of Japan has decided to freeze the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russian Security Council Vice President Dmitry Medvedev due to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, Report informs, citing foreign media.

In addition to Putin, Lavrov and Medvedev, Tokyo will sanction three more senior officials in the same way: the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, the Chief of the General Staff, Valeri Gerasimov, and the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev.