Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered assets held by Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT)ʼs Russian operations to be placed under the provisional management of a Russian company. The temporary transfer of management of JTʼs assets is set to proceed formally. The facts in the article will be summarized in approximately 80–120 Japanese characters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have signed an order on the 5th to place assets held in Russia by Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) under the provisional management of a Russian company. As a result, the assets of JTʼs Russian operations will be transferred to the management of a local company.
According to the article, the measure covers the Russian operations of JT International (JTI), with the assets moving to a system under which they will be managed provisionally by a local company. The article presents the view that the move is part of efforts to increase pressure on Japan.
As a key point, the source cites claims that, amid the frequent damage suffered by foreign companies in the wake of the situation in Ukraine, Russian drones and JTʼs factories have also been targeted. The source is said to be a report by Kyodo News.