U.S. Embassy in Tokyo shines for Ukraine

The Yomiuri Shimbun

13:36 JST, March 3, 2022

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo was lit up in the blue and yellow to evoke the Ukrainian flag on Wednesday evening, in a show of support for and solidarity with Ukraine.

U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel spoke at the event, attended by Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky.

“It is important for us to show strong U.S. support for the Ukrainian people at this hour,” Emanuel said.

“[Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin is more isolated than he has ever been because of his own actions,” he said, adding that “the world is turning away from Russia because Russia turned its back on the world.”

Emanuel then praised Japan for imposing economic sanctions against Russia.

“I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Prime Minister [Fumio] Kishida for Japan’s outstanding leadership in supporting Ukraine and standing up to Russia,” the U.S. ambassador said.

Korsunsky said the war will affect not only Europe, but also extend to the Eurasian continent.

With regard to Ukraine-Russia talks to end the fighting, Korsunsky stressed that the situation can be resolved only by the withdrawal of Russian troops and by giving control of Crimea and eastern parts of his country back to Ukraine.