# Moscow’s response to Japan sanctions to hurt Tokyo’s interests, Russian embassy says

https://mins.news/en/item/87940

- TASS, 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2198151

> Russia’s embassy in Japan said Moscow would continue answering Tokyo’s sanctions with systemic countermeasures designed to hurt Japanese interests in sensitive areas. It accused Tokyo of contradicting its calls for a peaceful settlement by promoting further defense cooperation with Kyiv and warned Japan would bear full responsibility for the inevitable negative consequences. Japan recently expanded its Russia-related sanctions list.

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