Moscow’s response to Japan’s sanctions to hurt Tokyo’s interests — Russian embassy

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The Russian embassy in Japan warned that Moscow’s response to Japanese sanctions would harm Tokyo’s interests. It also criticized Japan for supporting defense cooperation with Kyiv while publicly expressing readiness to contribute to a peaceful settlement.

The embassy also pointed to a contradiction between "bombastic proclamations about readiness to contribute to a peaceful settlement" voiced by Tokyo and its plans "to promote further defense cooperation with Kiev"