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Re:Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices... by soco on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:45AM (#35422567)
When Japan decided to join the UN they decided they want to care about other countries. One aspect of that is joining on the sanctions front as defined and decided by said UN - which is a body where also Japan has a say.
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Re:Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices... by notsosec on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:51AM (#35422652)
There are no UN sanctions against Russia.

The countries that invaded Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, etc. decided to sanction Russia, but it's their own thing.

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Re:Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices... by FpUser on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:56AM (#35422724)
The UN has condemned the invasion. It did not however sanction Russia. All sanctions are imposed by individual countries and blocks.

Russia holds veto power. I guess it'll be pretty hard for UN to ignore it.

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