Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio left India for Ukraine. The visit was not officially announced earlier, the Japanese edition of NHK writes, citing officials in the country..

It is noted that Kishida is already on her way and will arrive in Ukraine today.. In particular, this was reported by representatives of the government and the ruling party.

In Ukraine, the Prime Minister of Japan will meet with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. It is noted that the first visit of the Japanese leader to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

Kishida is expected to tell Zelensky that Japan, host of this year's G-7 meeting, will seek international unity by imposing tough sanctions on Russia.. The Prime Minister is also likely to say that Japan will continue to provide maximum support to Ukraine, with a focus on reconstruction and humanitarian assistance..

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The day before, there was information that the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Kyiv faced security problems and difficulties in keeping the route and schedule of the trip secret..

Recall that Japan is actively engaged in the problems of Ukraine and is expected to present plans to support Kyiv in the fight against the Russian invasion in " By the way, Japan is currently chairing the G7.. And Kishida wanted to visit Kyiv before the G7 summit, which will be held in May in Hiroshima.