Today Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv with an unexpected visit. The moment of his moving there is clearly not accidental. Actually everything else. The Prime Minister of Japan decided to visit the Ukrainian capital while Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Moscow.
These two visits, separated by some 800 kilometers, show the impact that the war in Ukraine has had and is having on international diplomacy as other countries sided with Moscow and others with Kiev.
While Xi is meeting with Putin, Kishida will be meeting with Zelensky.
The Prime Minister of Japan intends during his today’s visit to Kiev “to show respect for the courage and patience of the Ukrainian people who resist in defense of their Motherland under the leadership of President Zelensky,” the Japanese Foreign Ministry notes. in a statement.
In addition, Kishida must “demonstrate solidarity and unwavering support for Ukraine as the head of Japan’s G7 presidency,” the same statement said.
Speaking to Ukrainian officials, Kishida said he planned to “provide maximum support for the restoration of peace in Ukraine.”
The Prime Minister of Japan today visited Butsu, where hundreds of Ukrainian civilians died last year. After that, he was scheduled to meet with Vladimir Zelensky.
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“Kishida is a defender of freedom and Xi is a war criminal,” U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel tweeted.
According to the Associated Press
Source: Kathimerini
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