Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has urged Group of Seven leaders to unite on bringing peace to war-torn Ukraine but stressed that the grouping be careful ¡°not to draw the wrong lessons¡± by backing a process that could validate the use of force to change borders.
Ishiba told reporters following a videoconference with his G7 counterparts late Monday that he had expressed hopes various diplomatic efforts currently being made, including those of the United States, ¡°would bear fruit and help resolve the situation.¡±
But the prime minister also emphasized that in working toward peace, the group ¡°must be careful not to draw the wrong lessons from the situation, which could lead to the possibility of changing the status quo by force.¡±
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