On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an armed invasion of Ukraine in violation of international law, which has been widely condemned by the international community. While the war is ongoing and millions of Ukrainians continue to flee their homes and their country, Russia has become subject to a wide range of sanctions imposed by the United States, the European Union, Japan and other countries. In return, Russia has compiled a list of “unfriendly countries”, including Japan, and is beginning to impose sanction countermeasures. This newsletter does not aim to focus on the sanctions themselves, which we have analyzed elsewhere, but addresses steps and possibilities Japanese investors should be aware of in the current situation. Sanctions, “counter-sanctions”, and decisions not to...To read the full article, please see the PDF file

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