Japanese Prime Minister visits Ukraine to reject “Russian aggression” and express his solidarity | world

Japan’s foreign ministry said in a statement released on Tuesday that Kishida will go to Ukraine to reject “Russian aggression” and express solidarity and support for Ukrainians.

Kishida is scheduled to attend a meeting with Zelensky in Kiev, where he will “maintain the international order based on the rule of law,” according to a Japanese government statement.

Before the statement was published, Japanese newspapers reported that the prime minister had been seen on a train at the border between Poland and Ukraine.

The visit of the Japanese Prime Minister to Ukraine is part of another link in the chain of tensions involving East and West.

While the US and UK say Russia should receive weapons from China, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is discussing a “strategic partnership” with the Chinese government.

On the other hand, China says it wants to lead a new round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

On Saturday (18), Putin paid a surprise visit to Mariupol, a city in southern Ukraine that has been heavily bombed by Russian forces and is currently controlled by Moscow.

Russian attacks destroyed the city early in the war. Mariupol was considered strategic for Putin, as it has access to the Black Sea and is close to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that Russia invaded and occupied in 2014.

The war in Ukraine completed a year at the end of February, with the possibility of continuing into 2023 and Moscow’s threats to resume territory.