Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has offered strong words of support for Ukraine amid Russia¡¯s ongoing invasion, vowing continued backing at a meeting of the Group of 20 nations¡¯ top diplomats in Johannesburg.
Amid tensions between Ukraine and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Iwaya stressed Thursday that Japan welcomed ¡°various diplomatic efforts currently being made to achieve peace,¡± an apparent reference to the White House¡¯s outreach to Russia in a bid to end the nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine.
But he also reiterated the importance of standing up to Moscow, calling the war a ¡°major challenge to the rule of law,¡± according to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo.
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