Kishida: Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Could Lead To Biggest Crisis Since Wwii
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says, depending on how Russia's invasion of Ukraine develops, it could lead to the biggest crisis for the world and Japan since World War Two.
In a speech on Sunday at the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka City, near Tokyo, Kishida said the core of the international order that took the international community many years of efforts and sacrifice to build is under threat.
He said the choices and actions made today will determine the future of the international community, which needs to act in unity to confront unilateral changes to the status quo by force. He stressed that unilateral change should never be tolerated in the Indo-Pacific region, especially in East Asia.
Kishida also reiterated his intention to accelerate the drafting of three security-related documents, including a national security strategy, while North Korea repeatedly launches ballistic missiles, including a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, and China further steps up its attempts to unilaterally change the status quo in the East and South China seas.