In my view, there were two major reasons behind this. Given that the Abe administration only imposed symbolic economic sanctions against Russia in the Ukraine crisis of 2014, it is fair to say that the decision of the Kishida administration this time is a major shift in Japan’s long-standing policy toward Russia. In response to this action, the Putin administration of Russia included Japan in the list of unfriendly countries and announced the suspension of bilateral peace treaty negotiations, which successive Japanese governments had worked hard on. The Kishida administration of Japan, along with other G7 countries, has imposed unprecedented levels of economic sanctions against Russia since Februwhen Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine. Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Associate Research Fellow, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
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