PNN – The Prime Minister of Japan, in response to the verbal dispute between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, said: It seems that the discussion between the leaders of these two countries became emotional and proceeded in an unexpected way, while diplomacy is far from emotions and is a mixture of patience and consideration.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, quoted by Japan’s NHK news channel, Shigeru Ishiba told reporters yesterday: Having calmness and patience is the best thing (in these situations) and it was not right to just dump feelings on each other.
The Prime Minister of Japan emphasized: The basis of diplomacy is (having) patience and consideration to achieve peace and tranquility.
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According to Ishiba, both the President of the United States and the President of Ukraine have a common goal to achieve peace as soon as possible.
The Japanese Prime Minister added: Tokyo will do its best to prevent the spread of differences between the United States and Ukraine or between the G7 countries.
Last Friday, Zelensky’s meeting with Trump at the White House turned into a verbal dispute, and the Ukrainian president left the White House early in an unexpected move. The tension came after Trump reiterated his position to reduce US aid to Ukraine and focus on negotiations with Russia. On the other hand, Zelensky, who is worried about the reduction of US financial and military aid, described Trump’s approach as a “blow to European security”. In response, Trump accused Zelensky of “disrespecting the United States” and emphasized that he is not ready for peace.