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Rising Diplomatic Tensions Over Ukraine ConflictKishida’s surprise Kyiv visit coincided with Xi’s Moscow meeting with Putin amid divided global support after 13 months of war.
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- Japanese Prime Minister Kishida unexpectedly visited Kyiv, meeting President Zelenskyy and honoring victims in Bucha.
- Simultaneously, Chinese President Xi met Putin in Moscow to promote a peace proposal dismissed by Western nations.
- Russia and China emphasized respecting all countries’ security concerns and viewed Beijing’s plan as a potential settlement basis.
- The U.S. is expediting military aid to Ukraine, while Japan provides humanitarian support despite its pacifist policies.
I would like to represent the people in Japan, and express my deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones, were injured as a result of this cruel act.— Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, during his visit to Bucha, Ukraine.
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