Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida laid a wreath outside a church during his visit to Bucha in an unannounced visit that underscored Tokyo's emphatic support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion https://t.co/VbwA0e29XU pic.twitter.com/aY9CuzYO2N
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 22, 2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan decried Russian aggression as a threat to international order and announced additional aid for Ukraine on Tuesday during an unannounced visit to Kyiv. https://t.co/tQgtKXtjk5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed that his country would help Ukraine “with the greatest effort to regain peace” during a visit to Kyiv on March 21. https://t.co/go9kbNvWsh
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 21, 2023
Tokyo will also provide Ukraine with $470 million in grant aid for the country's energy sector and other industries, according to Kishida, cited by Suspilne. https://t.co/vJZX9SwsM5
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1638268231952605185
⚡️AP: Japanese PM Kishida travels to Ukraine on March 21.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is traveling to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 21, the Associated Press reported.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 21, 2023
⚡️Ukraine’s representatives conveyed Ukrainian peace formula to China both publicly and through diplomatic channels. #Ukraine is looking forward to a dialog with #China, President #Zelensky said during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio #Kishida.
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/1638252032971665411
⚡️Volodymyr #Zelensky will take part in the summit of the #G7 countries in May 2023 in an online format. The President said this during a press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio #Kishida.
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/1638200049019568130
⚡️Japanese Prime Minister Fumio #Kishida arrived in #Kyiv, Kyodo agency reported. pic.twitter.com/SRVDHUMNz8
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/ukraine_ua/status/1638265718943764482
President Zelensky: Mr. Prime Minister Kishida has arrived in Ukraine at a time when it is important to step up global leadership to protect the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and international security in general#Kishida pic.twitter.com/vMZGXN50wr
— UATV English (@UATV_en) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1638222432098983954
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1638169751368388611
https://twitter.com/NewVoiceUkraine/status/1638225962067271680
https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1638144967792115713
Two recent visits – Xi's to moscow and Kishida's to Kyiv – remind everybody that russian aggression against Ukraine has implications for the stability of the entire world, incl the Indo-Pacific region. Ukraine's victory is the best safeguard against the destruction of world order
— Olena Halushka (@OlenaHalushka) March 21, 2023
⚡️Japan will allocate 30 million dollars for non-lethal weapons for Ukraine and another 470 million dollars to help the energy sector
This was stated by Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida during a press conference in Kyiv. pic.twitter.com/v7IvbDT2JX
— ZMiST (@ZMiST_Ua) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/ZMiST_Ua/status/1638103635404914689
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1638245337340182529
Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Russia. PM Kishida, G7 leader, visited the Bucha massacre site in Kyiv Oblast. Japan demonstrates unwavering support for Ukraine.https://t.co/8D7ae3EXTu
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1638142883390693377
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1638334780474376192
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1638316924705595392
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1638091266985451521
Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a video of the meeting with the Prime Minister of #Japan Fumio Kishida today in #Kyiv
"I am pleased to welcome to Kyiv Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida – a truly powerful defender of the international order and a longtime friend of #Ukraine.… pic.twitter.com/weodEhBaaM
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 21, 2023
The first photo of #Japanese Prime Minister Fumio #Kishida in #Kyiv. pic.twitter.com/ORnR7nrDY5
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/EmineDzheppar/status/1638189016997679104
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida laying flowers at one of the mass graves in Bucha during his visit to Ukraine today. pic.twitter.com/vL0BUVTm92
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1638237730508267521
https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/status/1638220773083979781
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in Ukraine for a surprise visit, the day after Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Russia, as the Asian rivals press diplomatic offensives. https://t.co/xzSaXgWxJv
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 21, 2023
BREAKING: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is heading to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kishida, who will chair the Group of Seven summit in May, is the only G-7 leader who hasn’t visited Ukraine. https://t.co/kjHLLhyaOe
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in Kyiv to see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as China's Xi Jinping meets Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow. https://t.co/vcXqVOP0xL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit to Ukraine, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/mBEekJXk8G
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/VOANews/status/1638167324116267010
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offered strong support to Ukraine in his first visit to Kyiv since Russia launched the war https://t.co/zA5goeUD8W
— Bloomberg (@business) March 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offered strong support to Ukraine in his first visit to Kyiv since Russia launched the war https://t.co/85dlMBW0xx
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) March 21, 2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from President Xi Jinping of China, who met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/0SaybjLkC3
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit https://t.co/nMRGi9AsnP
— TIME (@TIME) March 21, 2023
Japan’s Kishida heading to Ukraine for talks with Zelensky https://t.co/8bxkilf9FM pic.twitter.com/XbaINJQhxP
— New York Post (@nypost) March 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a surprise trip to Ukraine to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyhttps://t.co/KEY5pGX2mz
— CNN International (@cnni) March 21, 2023
Interesting timing https://t.co/4FSiMP39XA
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) March 21, 2023
Kishida is first Japanese prime minister to visit a region with ongoing fighting since World War II https://t.co/wOUb4Hau23
— CNN France (@CNNFrancePR) March 21, 2023
#Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit, where he is expected to meet with #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.#Forbes https://t.co/C45Xa6E6Ce pic.twitter.com/5XdxjpGVkF
— Forbes Middle East (@Forbes_MENA_) March 21, 2023
This contrast in photos probably won't please Beijing.
On left, #Japan's PM Kishida meets President Zelensky, who has led #Ukraine's courageous defense against #Russia's invasion.
On right, #China's President Xi meets Russian President Putin, recently indicted for war crimes. pic.twitter.com/y6oqlfdCKW
— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) March 21, 2023
Japan Prime Minister Kishida making surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky https://t.co/2xkueszars
— WKBT News 8 (@news8news) March 21, 2023
Japan's Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelensky, in a supportive visit that coincides with Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow and shows how the war in Ukraine is affecting geopolitical alignments in Asia.@yarotrof @evangershkovich @LandersWSJhttps://t.co/9HLMiVbOZw
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) March 21, 2023
"#Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in Kyiv where he is promising unwavering support to #Ukraine's president. #China's Xi Jinping, meanwhile, is in Moscow and has been described by #Russia's Vladimir Putin as a friend and a partner."https://t.co/O9xVVTdfJB
— Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM (@IPDefenseForum) March 22, 2023
https://twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1638092634177560579
Japan’s Kishida to meet with Zelenskyy on first visit to Kyiv. Powerful signal with Xi in Moscow
https://t.co/1uGqPaKxzU— Noah Barkin (@noahbarkin) March 21, 2023
#UPDATE Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday expressed strong "indignation" during a visit to Bucha, a town near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv where Russian forces were accused of widespread atrocities pic.twitter.com/5QayrqivZE
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 21, 2023
#UPDATE Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday visited the Ukrainian town of Bucha, where Russian forces were accused of massacring civilians during their weeks-long occupation of the Kyiv-region suburb last year ➡️ https://t.co/N1dLl19OLZ pic.twitter.com/PbTZ4QUck3
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 21, 2023
#BREAKING Japan PM Kishida visits Bucha on Ukraine visit, where Russian forces accused of massacring civilians: AFP pic.twitter.com/iSjmVR3rwf
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 21, 2023
#UDPATE Japan PM Kishida will meet Ukraine President Zelensky in Kyiv to "convey respect for the courage and perseverance of the Ukrainian people" and emphasise the "unwavering support for Ukraine of Japan and the G7": Japan's foreign ministryhttps://t.co/MiHIvEoO7o pic.twitter.com/UJVmta7UOK
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/France24_en/status/1638148562323210242
Le premier ministre japonais se rend à Kiev pour un entretien avec Volodymyr Zelensky | par @pmtokyo https://t.co/hmgWkWGDUM
— Le Monde (@lemondefr) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/euronews/status/1638118754348351490
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made an unexpected visit to Kyiv to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. https://t.co/EwuLnrFxYi
— DW News (@dwnews) March 21, 2023
Japan has joined Western allies in imposing sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and has also offered support to Kyiv.https://t.co/v9wSuk0xk9
— DW Asia (@dw_hotspotasia) March 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit just after noon Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day trip. Moscow's invasion will be in the spotlight at both meetings.https://t.co/kpHBQ1iia1
— CP24 (@CP24) March 21, 2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Kyiv, engaging in duelling diplomacy with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Follow updates live. https://t.co/qnkrrcqcDJ
— Financial Review (@FinancialReview) March 21, 2023
#PMinAction: On March 21, 2023 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida visited Kyiv in Ukraine. He then held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.
More photos here: https://t.co/SbGhkNwd72#DiplomacySecurity #JPNUKRsummit pic.twitter.com/TI1sWcyrwc
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) March 22, 2023
PM Kishida: I visited Kyiv in #Ukraine and held a summit meeting with President Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa). (March 21) pic.twitter.com/IffImHz6Zi
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) March 22, 2023
https://twitter.com/JapanMissionEU/status/1638260012672774172
Kishida pulls off top-secret trip to Kyiv before G-7 summithttps://t.co/VEGHlCVj2v
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 21, 2023
The timing of the latest flight appeared more pointed than usual, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was due in Kyiv later on a visit to show solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the war against Russia.https://t.co/BUXZwdLvTo
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 21, 2023
EDITORIAL: Kishida’s secret visit to Kyiv important step in strengthening support for Ukraine.https://t.co/ZI0nAfqq42 pic.twitter.com/8RLCNloTBo
— The Japan News (@The_Japan_News) March 22, 2023
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
https://t.co/Qd5F21IYkW— The Japan News (@The_Japan_News) March 21, 2023
Prime Minister Kishida has met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv in his first trip to Ukraine since he took office in October 2021.https://t.co/ug1g7F4W0e
— Nippon.com (@nippon_en) March 22, 2023
Kishida visits Kyiv for meeting with Zelenskyy: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday to offer "solidarity and unwavering support,"… https://t.co/9o7karC7ZW #japannews #japantoday
— Japan Today News (@JapanToday) March 21, 2023
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is now heading to Ukraine. He left India and is expected to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://t.co/bZpiKm8wIN
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) March 21, 2023
Juxtapositions: As dictators #PutinXi begin Day 2 of their meetings in Moscow, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida arrives in Kyiv on a surprise visit & Russian police raid the homes of eight members of #NobelPeacePrize laureate Memorial; some were taken away for investigation. pic.twitter.com/biFOzxgIIK
— Hong Kong Democracy Council (@hkdc_us) March 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/PremierRP_en/status/1638196084362166279
