Ukraine war 'shakes foundations' of world order in Asia too, says Japan's PM | DW News

EU and Japanese leaders have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accompanied by European Council President Charles Michel held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. The sides also agreed on a new Digital partnership which will among other things, focus on improving the global supply of crucial semi-conductors.

Later, addressing a joint press conference, the leaders spoke of stepping up sanctions against Russia and greater co-operation.

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[jebbo-cl]

good to see EU is learning how to throw around its weight more in geopolitics. Individually most European countries cannot project that kind of influence, together we are stronger

[Sannypowa]

I love my Japanese allies, United we are strong <3 Greetings from Italy

[lip]

Always good seeing UE reaching out to Japan about time. Japan will always be the homies.

[TrickyNeverLaughs]

as a wise and simple man from Asia, two minutes of google will tell you why Russia is disintegrating itself economically, militarily, politically, socially and morally in every sector.

[josephbidenjunior.]

we are never more united than it is today

[annietang]

Fight back time. Putin shouldn’t be allowed to bully whomever he desires anymore.

[nokaton]

It's also the policy of the new Japanese government to be more 'active' rather than 'passive' in world politics.

[ohisamanaphy]

As a Japanese, I fully support our government's position towards Russia.

[vorlon]

Japan, Germany and Italy getting the Band back together again eh 😂

[Der_Kleine_Mann]

Love Japan❤️
Hope to visit the country at least once in my life🙏

[tyrnei]

i hope japan will work closely together with the west in the future, so that this country opens itself more to other cultures

[HelloChief]

It's a shame that it took a war for cooperation like this to come into fruition, but it's some good news among the bad.

[bearsagainstevil]

love japan which is a democracy, china should be more like japan and korea and actually more like Taiwan, if china was like Taiwan we wouldn't have a conflict . multi party democracy with a freer press is the way to go china . its more stable in the present age . best wishes to japan from uk

[velezmarzc]

Japan and the eu worring about the authoritarism in russia, but they trade with authoritarian country like vietnam.. the irony

[riencanceriamdragon]

keep going Ukraine God bless you 💖 ☝ 💖

[qwr]

Dear EU members, welcome to Japan. Russia, which invaded Ukraine, is actively engaged in military activities in East Asia, including around Japan, to show off its own military power. China has taken advantage of the crisis in Ukraine to conclude a military agreement with the Solomon Islands. North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward Japan on the day of the EU-Japan summit. I believe that the security of Europe and Japan are inextricably. Japan and the EU, which are located on the east and west sides of the Eurasian continent, increasingly need to strengthen their ties.

[johanqian]

so Russia can not interfere Ukrain, but EU can interfere Asia?

[melissahamilton]

Mr. Kushido(Japan)- I knew you would do something- God Bless You! God Bless Japan! Peace be with

[LilStoops]

1:02 Bit rude the way she cut him off. Way to build bridges Fraulein...

[wahyuindrasto]

China will probably learn from the Ukraine war to use tactical nukes early in invading Taiwan. This prevents prolonged exchange of bombardments and heavy losses, both of military personnel and civilians.