(Morning News) Russia announced the ban on 384 Japanese parliament members to enter the country in response to the Japanese government's Act of supporting international sanctions on the Ukraine issue.
Agence France -Presse reported that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released this blacklist on the official website on Friday (July 15), accusing 384 Japanese members of "adopting an unfriendly anti -Russian position, and also on Russia in Ukraine.Special military operations propose unswerving allegations. "
In addition, Russia issued a decree on July 1 to transfer Japan's Sakhalin-2 (Sakhalin-2) oil and gas project shares to Russian operators on July 1st to Russian operators.Prior to this, most of the liquefied natural gas from this oil and gas project was transported to Japan.
Japan said earlier that he hopes to continue to hold the shares of the Sahalin-2. Participating in this project is important for Japan's energy security because Japan relies on fossil fuel imports.
So far, about 8%of the imported liquefaction natural gas from Japan comes from Russia.
