New Delhi: The Quad leaders interacted for the fourth time in Tokyo today and put forth their views on the Russia-Ukraine crisis and ways to tackle the challenges. US President Joe Biden reiterated his support for Ukraine and criticised the Russian President for launching a war. He said," Putin is just trying to extinguish a culture. This is more than just a European issue, it's a global issue. Global food crisis may worsen by Russia blocking Ukraine from exporting its grains. As long as Russia continues the war, US will work with its partners."
Underlining that the world is at a "transformative moment" amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis making it a global issue, Biden said Indo-Pacific powers are going to be partners and lead a global response amid the Ukraine conflict.
Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine that has completed three months, Biden, in his opening remarks at the Quad Leaders Summit meeting in Tokyo, said the world is navigating the ship through a dark time. "Russia's war on Ukraine has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe and innocent civilians have been killed in the streets."
Japan PM's remarks on Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also commented on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and said, "Russian invasion of Ukraine squarely challenges the principles which are enshrined in the UN Charter."
He also said, "Russian invasion of Ukraine, an incident that shook the very foundation of international order - with the participation of President Biden, PM Modi & PM Albanese, we have been able to send off a powerful message of commitment by the 4 leaders from Tokyo to the whole world."
He added, "We should listen carefully to voices of the countries in the ASEAN,South Asia as well as the Pacific Island countries,so as to further advance cooperation, conducive to solving urgent issues facing the vision (for Indo Pacific Region)."