February 26, 2025
Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira on February 25 commented on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at a press conference in Tokyo.
The full text of his comments follows:
On February 24, on the third anniversary of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly in its special session adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and complete withdrawal of Russian forces, a cessation of hostilities, and a peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine. Ninety-three countries, including Japan, voted in favor of this important document. The United States, which had supported the previous four such resolutions, voted against the latest one along with Russia and North Korea. This is grave.
This follows recent attempts by the U.S. Trump administration to turn the world away from seeking a just peace in Ukraine based on the UN Charter, international law, and relevant UN General Assembly resolutions.
For example, President Trump has suggested that the war was provoked by the Zelensky regime in Ukraine. It is true that not only Russia but also the West made unwise choices in dealing with the situation before the war as the Japanese Communist Party has pointed out. However, it is Russia that started the war of aggression. This is a well-known fact in the world. The president's statement contradicts reality.
Another is the repeated statements from the Trump administration that restoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unrealistic. An unjust peace that breaks the international order under the UN Charter must not be imposed on Ukraine without consultation with Kyiv.
Since last year, the JCP has been working with the international community, making the following three points: (1) every effort should be made to pave the way for peace negotiations with the aim of ending the bloodshed in Ukraine; (2) the peace should be a just peace, grounded in the UN Charter, international law, and a series of relevant 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. We would like to reiterate these three points once again.
The Japanese government voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution on February 24. Then the Ishiba administration should strongly urge the U.S. Trump administration to work for the realization of a just peace based on the UN Charter and international law, from the standpoint in defense of the UN General Assembly resolution. Prime Minister Ishiba should not hesitate to point out what he considers to be inaccuracies or misinterpretations of facts in President Trump’s remarks.
The full text of his comments follows:
On February 24, on the third anniversary of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly in its special session adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and complete withdrawal of Russian forces, a cessation of hostilities, and a peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine. Ninety-three countries, including Japan, voted in favor of this important document. The United States, which had supported the previous four such resolutions, voted against the latest one along with Russia and North Korea. This is grave.
This follows recent attempts by the U.S. Trump administration to turn the world away from seeking a just peace in Ukraine based on the UN Charter, international law, and relevant UN General Assembly resolutions.
For example, President Trump has suggested that the war was provoked by the Zelensky regime in Ukraine. It is true that not only Russia but also the West made unwise choices in dealing with the situation before the war as the Japanese Communist Party has pointed out. However, it is Russia that started the war of aggression. This is a well-known fact in the world. The president's statement contradicts reality.
Another is the repeated statements from the Trump administration that restoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unrealistic. An unjust peace that breaks the international order under the UN Charter must not be imposed on Ukraine without consultation with Kyiv.
Since last year, the JCP has been working with the international community, making the following three points: (1) every effort should be made to pave the way for peace negotiations with the aim of ending the bloodshed in Ukraine; (2) the peace should be a just peace, grounded in the UN Charter, international law, and a series of relevant 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. We would like to reiterate these three points once again.
The Japanese government voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution on February 24. Then the Ishiba administration should strongly urge the U.S. Trump administration to work for the realization of a just peace based on the UN Charter and international law, from the standpoint in defense of the UN General Assembly resolution. Prime Minister Ishiba should not hesitate to point out what he considers to be inaccuracies or misinterpretations of facts in President Trump’s remarks.
