US President Biden visits Kiev, Ukraine
Among the G7 leaders, only Prime Minister Kishida did not visit Ukraine.
Japan “Prime Minister Kishida Considers Visiting Kiiu, Ukraine”
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As US President Joe Biden visited Kiiu, the position of Japan, which was the only one of the seven major countries and the G7, not to visit Ukraine, was embarrassing.
Japan announced that it was considering Prime Minister Kishida’s trip to Ukraine, but some analyze that it is a paving stone to expand its diplomatic position ahead of the Hiroshima G7 summit.
Reporter Kim Se-ho is on the sidewalk.
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When US President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kieu, Ukraine,
Now, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is the only G7 leader not to visit Ukraine.
On the day of President Biden’s surprise visit to Kiiu, Japan announced large-scale financial support for Ukraine,
[기시다 후미오 / 일본 총리 : 여전히 지원이 필요한 우크라이나에 대해 이번에 새로이 55억 달러의 추가 재정지원을 시행하려고 합니다.]
Although Prime Minister Kishida is considering a visit to Kiiu, he is still hesitant due to the local situation.
[마쓰노 히로카즈 / 내각 관방장관 : 기시다 총리의 키이우 방문과 관련해서는 현지의 안전 대책과 제반 상황을 포함해 검토하고 있는데, 현 시점에서는 아무것도 정해진 것이 없습니다.]
However, the war against Ukraine is the main background for Japan’s policy to strengthen its counterattack capabilities against threats from China and North Korea.
The reason is that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be an excuse for China’s invasion of Taiwan, which could adversely affect Japan’s maritime sovereignty and security.
In particular, after President Biden visited Ukraine, there are observations that it is not a prelude to President Xi Jinping’s visit as Wang Yi, a member of the Central Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, went to Russia.
The proxy war between Western countries and pro-Russian countries over the Ukraine war is expanding.
For Japan, which has declared solidarity with major western countries, especially the G7 countries, the fact that it did not visit Ukraine is a huge burden.
For Japan, ahead of the Hiroshima G7 summit, it is pointed out that if the fact that the leader did not visit Ukraine alone is highlighted, its diplomatic position in the international community may be narrowed.
This is YTN Seho Kim from Tokyo.
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