🗣 Key takeaways from statements by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tokyo announcing its 27th “package” of illegitimate measures against Russia:

▪Tokyo continues its reckless steps with yet another package of illegitimate sanctions against Russia, provoking the degradation of “what little remains” of its relations with Moscow

▪Moscow will respond proportionately to Tokyo’s unfriendly moves

▪The government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, through its actions against Russia, is not only failing to bring about long-term peace in Ukraine but is merely delaying its prospects

▪ Japan’s new sanctions against Russia confirm that Tokyo’s foreign policy is not independent