Tokyo, March 15 ( /Sputnik) In light of the events in Ukraine, Japan is imposing personal sanctions against another 17 Russian citizens, including Chairman of the Central Committee of the Russian Comm st Party Gennady Zyuganov, State Duma lawmakers, businessman Viktor Vekselberg and relatives of entrepreneur Yury Kovalchuk, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry. In particular, the sanctions envisioning the freezing of assets in Japan in the event of detection, as well as a ban on money transfers to these persons, apply to Zyuganov, lawmaker Leonid Kalashnikov and others. In addition, the list includes board chairman of the Renova group Viktor Vekselberg and relatives of entrepreneur Kovalchuk. /SPUTNIK ACL0654