Japan and the European Union will continue to exert sanctions pressure on Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday after a summit held in Tokyo with EU leaders. will continue to exert sanctions pressure on Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday after a summit held in Tokyo with EU leaders.
The parties reaffirmed the need to continue working together to impose tough sanctions against Russia and strengthen support for Ukraine, he said.
According to Kishida, during the talks with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the parties discussed bilateral relations, the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, strengthening cooperation in the digital field and the fight against climate change.
In addition, Japan and the EU agreed to encourage cooperation with Asian and African countries on the sharp growth in prices for raw materials, which was caused by the situation around Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address on February 24 that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation in order to protect people "who have been suffering from abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years." The Russian leader stressed Moscow had no plans to occupy Ukrainian territories, mentioning that the operation was aimed at the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine.
