“We are deeply saddened by the news that came from Japan.
We condemn in the strongest terms the assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Mr. Abe,” he said at a briefing with reporters.
Peskov added that Putin would personally send a telegram of condolences to Tokyo in the near future.
“We also deeply condole, condole with all the people of Japan, because Mr. Abe, first of all, was truly a patriot of Japan.
He always defended the interests of his country, but he preferred to do it at the negotiating table, ”said the Kremlin spokesman.
Earlier it was reported that Abe was assassinated during his street speech during the election campaign in the city of Nara.
Later it became known that the ex-Prime Minister of Japan died as a result of an assassination attempt on him.