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Kishida is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, where he intends to denounce Russian aggression.

and Australia that Beijing has derisively referred to as “Asian NATO.” Last week’s meeting between Kishida and Yoon was seen as an important breakthrough in restoring friendly ties between the two U.S. Both Japan and India are members of Quad, an Indo-Pacific security partnership along with the U.S. Aside from the invasion of Ukraine, Japan has expressed alarm about [joint military exercises](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/12/national/russia-china-cooperation/) conducted by Russia and China—two countries it has territorial disputes with. Xi reiterated many of Putin’s concerns about western hegemony and bullying in an [editorial](https://english.news.cn/20230320/208baba76dc14ed78d308bfa32b9d4e2/c.html) published on Russian state media. [first trip](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/03/20/in-photos-chinas-xi-meets-with-putin-as-tensions-with-washington-flare/?sh=60459f44678e) to Moscow since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, signaling closer ties between the two countries as tension continued to grow between Beijing and Washington. [met](https://www.mofa.go.jp/s_sa/sw/in/page1e_000587.html) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and less than a week after meeting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yoel in Tokyo.

Visit to India and the US; Prime Minister of Samoa visit; Anti-trans rally in Melbourne; World Pride; cricket. E&OE.

Russia's sustained offensive in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk intensified over the past 24 hours, the military said on March 21, as Japan's prime ...

Addressing the Geneva-based council, Javaid Rehman, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, said he had evidence that Amini died "as a result of beatings by the state morality police." The government institution, the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, was said to have "promoted several projects undermining the freedom of girls and women and discriminating against minorities." There have also been periodic interruptions in the supply of gas and electricity. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click [here](https://www.svoboda.org/a/v-moskve-politsiya-prishla-s-obyskami-k-sotrudnikam-memoriala-/32327330.html). An international conference in London has raised 4 million pounds ($4.9 million) to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted unanimously one week later to establish the tribunal. The group said on Telegram on March 21 that it was "a co-author" of the incident by contributing to its preparations and implementation. "The circle of partners who are ready to work together to punish Russia for aggression is inevitably expanding. A Russian partisan group called Chyorny Most (Black Bridge) has claimed responsibility for a fire in the compound of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don near the Ukrainian border that killed at least four people and injured five others on March 16. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on March 20 told a council meeting that Chinese and Russian "obstructionism" was encouraging North Korea "to launch ballistic missiles with impunity" and advance its development of more sophisticated and dangerous weapons. [Live Briefing](https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crisis-crosshairs-live-briefing/31668477.html) gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensives, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. On March 10, Joly said Canada's goal is "definitely" to "weaken Russia's ability to launch very difficult attacks against Ukraine," calling to ensure that President Vladimir Putin and his associates are "held to account" for the full-scale aggression against Ukraine.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy extended an invitation to Kishida in January when the two leaders spoke by telephone. The leader was accompanied by two other high-ranking government officials. TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, Japanese media reported, after the foreign ministry announced he was headed on a surprise ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a surprise trip to Ukraine on Tuesday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky -- a day after Chinese ...

His trip is the first time a Japanese prime minister has visited a country or region with ongoing fighting since World War II, NHK reported. [Xi’s controversial state visit to Russia](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/china/china-xi-putin-russia-visit-analysis-intl-hnk-mic/index.html), his first since the invasion began, with the first day of talks starting on Monday. [told Putin last September](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/india/india-russia-war-putin-modi-intl-hnk/index.html) that it was not the time for war, in an apparent criticism – although India has continued to maintain pivotal ties with Moscow. And during his visit to New Delhi on Monday, Kishida announced a new plan to invest $75 billion in the Indo-Pacific, according to Reuters – widely seen as a bid to deepen ties with countries in South and Southeast Asia and to counter China’s influence. It will also be the first visit to Ukraine by an Asian member of the G7 grouping and the first by a US ally in the region. “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is not just a European matter, but a challenge to the rules and principles of the entire international community,” Kishida said at the time.