Foreign Minister Hayashi had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kleva, who continues to be invaded by Russia, on the night of the 25th.

He explained Japan's position that the aggression was a serious violation of international law and said that it would impose sanctions on Russia in collaboration with the international community to improve the situation.

The telephone talk was held for about 15 minutes from 8:30 pm on the 25th.



In this, Foreign Minister Hayashi expressed his thoughts that Japan will continue to be with Ukraine, along with a memorial to the Ukrainian citizens who died in the invasion by Russia, while Foreign Minister Kleba responded to Japan's attitude and cooperation. I thanked him.



Minister Hayashi also said that Russia's series of actions is a serious violation of international law that violates Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and Japan's position that unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force is never acceptable. I explained.



On top of that, in order to improve the situation, G7 = a policy of cooperating with the international community including the seven major countries, freezing the assets of Russian individuals and groups as Japan, and restricting the export of semiconductors to Russia. I told them that I would take sanctions such as.



We also confirmed that Japan and Ukraine will continue to work closely together.