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Japan has imposed sanctions on companies based in China and several other countries over their alleged support for Russia in the Ukraine conflict. The measures come as part of a broader package of restrictions aimed at entities and individuals in Russia and Belarus that are deemed to be “directly involved” in the situation surrounding Ukraine.

The bloc is forcing Moscow to apply adequate self-defense, Andrey Klimov said after Lithuania blocked the transit of sanctioned goods to Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad NATO member state Lithuania is now effectively engaged in “direct aggression” against Russia, senator Andrey Klimov argued in his Telegram post on Monday, citing Vilnius’ decision to stop the transit…