EU welcomes Japan’s decision to strengthen sanctions against Russia

The EU welcomes Japan’s decision taken today to further align its export controls with those taken by the EU, its allies and partners.

Japan is strengthening its export controls on sensitive technologies as part of an unprecedented, coordinated global effort to ensure the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.

The EU works closely with international partners, including Japan, to starve Russia of sensitive technologies that risk being used to fuel Russia’s unjustified aggression against Ukraine or to support Russia’s military-industrial complex.