Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. File photoTOKYO, Feb 21A telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin made a lot of sense for continuing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions around Ukraine, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The conversation between Putin and Kishida took place on February 17, during the conversation, the Russian leader informed the Japanese prime minister about the work on security guarantees, and also spoke in detail about the origins and causes of the intra-Ukrainian conflict.
"As for Ukraine, this is a problem that affects not only the European, but also the legal order in Asia and the entire world community as a whole. We are monitoring the situation closely and with concern. Now all countries are making efforts to ease tensions", said Kishida, speaking in parliament.
According to him, Tokyo continues to work with all interested countries, starting with Russia and Ukraine. «Based on the understanding that our country also needs to continue efforts to ease tensions, we had a telephone conversation with Putin. It is necessary to look for a solution that would suit countries concerned, through diplomatic efforts, not a unilateral change in the status quo. It is impossible to predict how the situation will develop, but together with other countries, Japan wants to play its part in continuing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions. For this, this telephone conversation made a lot of sense, «said Kisida.
The West counts Russia's defeat due to not appearing in the warKyiv and Western states have recently expressed concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions «from the Russian side near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.