February 15, 2025

Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chair Shii Kazuo posted the following on X (formerly Twitter) on February 14.

We see now moves regarding negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Following [the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation-hosted] international peace conference held in Berlin last August, the Japanese Communist Party has been working with the international community, making the following claims:

1. The JCP encourages the international community to make every effort to pave the way for peace negotiations with the aim of ending the bloodshed in Ukraine.

2. Peace should be a just peace, grounded in the UN Charter, international law, and the four UN General Assembly resolutions that condemn Russia’s aggression and call for its immediate withdrawal.

3. When peace negotiations are held, the objective of achieving a just peace must not be obscured even if it may require time and multiple steps.

At present, the JCP would like to reiterate the above-mentioned position and continue to follow the development closely from this standpoint.