Japan to sanction Belarus president, Russian Central Bank: PM

Japan will sanction Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko and limit trade with Russia’s central bank over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday.

“In light of Belarus’ apparent involvement in this aggression, we will take sanctions against President Lukashenko and other individuals and organizations and export control measures,” Kishida said, after holding talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

“In order to enhance the viability of financial sanctions against Russia in the international community, we have decided to impose sanctions to restrict transactions with the Central Bank of Russia,” Kishida added.