The Japanese Ministry of Finance said Tuesday, March 15 that Japan has decided to freeze the assets of 17 new Russian individuals.
The ministry added that the targets of the new sanctions include 11 deputies of the Russian State Duma and five members of the family of banker Yuri Kovalchuk, as well as billionaire Viktor Vekselberg.
The ministry said in a statement that the move brings the total number of Russians targeted by Japan’s asset freeze over the Ukraine crisis to 61.