Mitsui & Co. reserves over 12 billion yen for business losses in Russia, recorded in financial statements.
Mitsui & Co. invests in Russia's LNG development project, which has been subject to sanctions by the US government. CFO Tetsuya Shigeta said, ``Complying with the sanctions is our top priority, and we would like to respond in cooperation with the Japanese government and other relevant parties.'' On the other hand, regarding the impact if Mr. Trump becomes the Republican candidate and is re-elected in this fall's US presidential election, he said, "We are watching it very closely"