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Russia sanctions 384 Japanese lawmakers over stance on Ukraine

A TV screen with images of Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Tokyo on February 24, 2022 as Russian forces intensified assaults on Ukraine [File: Koji Sasahara]

Russia has banned 384 Japanese lawmakers from entering its territory in response to Tokyo aligning itself with international sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine.

The Russian foreign ministry on Friday blacklisted the Japanese parliamentarians, naming them on its website and accusing them of “adopting an unfriendly, anti-Russian position notably by expressing unfounded accusations against our country concerning the special military operation in Ukraine”.

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