Following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, five atomic bomb survivor groups in Nagasaki Prefecture issued a joint protest, saying, "President Putin completely ignores the newly enacted nuclear weapons ban treaty and may even use nuclear weapons. How are you talking about the countries? I urge you to cancel your remarks and promote dialogue and cooperation with the international community. "

The protest was issued under the joint name of five A-bomb survivor groups in Nagasaki Prefecture, and representatives of three of them held a press conference at Nagasaki City Hall on the 28th.

In it, "President Putin is arguing that Western countries may even use nuclear weapons by completely ignoring the newly enacted Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. ".

Mr. Shigemitsu Tanaka, Chairman of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims Council, who attended, said, "The sight I experienced comes to my mind. Said.



He added, "In such a situation, such barbarism was carried out. I think that the world must severely criticize Russia's aggression and protest."



The five A-bomb survivor groups will mail a protest letter to the Russian embassy in Tokyo on the 28th.