Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “historic atrocity”. Figure: Cut from Kishida Fumio Facebook (file photo)
Russia has been sanctioned by the international community for its violation of Ukraine. Japan has publicly opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In addition to participating in international sanctions once morest Russia, Tokyo will also welcome the first batch of Ukrainian refugees and will provide them with apartments. Russia withdrew from negotiations with Japan to sign a World War II peace treaty and froze joint economic plans related to the disputed territory of the Kuril Islands, the Russian foreign ministry said.
Japan and Russia remain unresolved over the sovereignty of four islands in the Kuril Archipelago, which Japan calls the four northern islands. “In the current situation, Russia does not intend to continue negotiating a peace treaty with Japan,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement, due to Japan’s “blatantly unfriendly stance and attempts to harm our country’s interests”.
Japan announced last week that it plans to scrap Russia’s most-favored-nation trade status, expand its freeze on the assets of Russia’s elite and ban the import of certain Russian products. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida angrily condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “historic atrocity” at a press conference that evening. The Kishida government has demonstrated its solidarity with the United States and Europe through a series of sanctions once morest Russia. He has established a special task force to coordinate Proposals for local governments to accept refugees.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last year that it was absurd that Japan and Russia wanted to establish friendly relations and that the two sides have so far failed to reach a peace agreement. Now, following Putin launched a war to kill a large number of Ukrainian civilians, the aggression by the Russian authorities has been regarded by the Japanese government as a “global problem that threatens people’s lives.” Cancellation of visa-free entry for Japanese citizens.