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The European Union’s top official said Thursday that Russia presents the “most direct threat” to the established world order, citing its invasion of Ukraine and its relationship with China.
Russia “is today the most direct threat to the world order, with the barbaric war against Ukraine, and its worrying pact with China and their call for new, and very much arbitrary, international relations,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Tokyo after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a summit that included European Council President Charles Michel.
Kishida echoed that message in a post-summit news conference. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not just a matter for Europe, but it shakes the core of the international order, including Asia,” he said. “This must not be tolerated.”
Von der Leyen praised Japan for joining the E.U. and the United States in imposing sanctions on Russia, and she said the war in Ukraine affects countries beyond Europe’s borders. She announced initiatives to deepen cooperation between Tokyo and Brussels on technology, manufacturing and security in a bid to move from their dependence on Russia and China for key imports involving energy and semiconductors.
“Like the European Union, Japan understands what is at stake here — not just Ukraine’s future, not just Europe’s future, but the future of a rules-based world order,” von der Leyen said.