When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for assistance from the United States, citing the attack on Pearl Harbor as an example in a speech to US lawmakers, voices of displeasure in Japan came out.
President Zelensky said in a video address to U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives on the 16th local time, "When you think of Ukraine, the U.S. suffered from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II, and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. We have to remember. We are going through the same thing every day.”
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II was compared to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
After the contents of the remarks were reported, there was an unpleasant reaction on the Japanese Internet.
Related articles posted comments such as "The attack on Pearl Harbor did not target civilians" and "I doubted my ears when I was asked to speak at the Japanese National Assembly."
The Ukrainian government has requested that President Zelensky be allowed to speak at the Japanese National Assembly.
In President Zelensky's 'Pearl Harbor Address', Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives on the same day and said, "The government's position is that the National Assembly should respond positively."
Previously, President Zelensky gave a video address to the parliaments of the United States, Britain, Canada, and Germany, appealing for the will and support of decisive warfare.
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