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Japan Says It 'Will Not Waver' In Its Support For Ukraine


JAPAN – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) during their bilateral meeting following the conclusion of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023
JAPAN – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) during their bilateral meeting following the conclusion of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his country's support for Ukraine was unwavering during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on April 3, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said. "Prime Minister Kishida said he would like to express heartfelt respect for the courage of President Zelenskiy and the people of Ukraine, and that Japan will not waver in its position of standing together with Ukraine," the ministry said in a statement. Zelenskiy said in a post on X that he briefed Kishida on the battlefield situation and emphasized the need to step up sanction pressure on Russia and create a mechanism for confiscating frozen Russian assets.

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