Zelenskiy Urges Japan to Help With ‘Tsunami’ of Russian Invasion
- Ukrainian president calls for ban on trade with Russia
- Japan parliament hosts foreign leader speech for first time
Photographer: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Japanese lawmakers to expand their already unprecedented sanctions regime against Russia, saying he needed more help to turn back the “tsunami of brutal invasion.”
In a speech Wednesday to the Japanese Diet, Zelenskiy reiterated his call for a trade embargo against Russia. The video address -- like his other appeals to supportive parliaments -- was peppered with references intended to strike a chord locally, such as an allusion to the 2011 tsunami that devastated northeast Japan and sparked a nuclear disaster.