British foreign minister David Lammy said on Friday that Japan could help Ukraine by ramping up economic pressure on Russia, adding that Tokyo and London had a shared interest in a rules-based world order.

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Japan’s top spokesman put a positive spin on the Oval Office sparring between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, calling it a step on the road toward resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

Tokyo's circumspection shows how its stance on Ukraine differs from Washington in a way that does not upset Trump, analysts note Japan's political leaders have marked the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with expressions of support for Kyiv,

Opposition parties are calling for Japan to join forces with European countries that have expressed solidarity with Ukraine, but PM Ishiba has maintained a neutral stance.

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It is likely that there will not be a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia this year — or ever one at all. If negotiations stagnate, they could resemble the post-World War II relations between Japan and the Soviet Union: A peace treaty was never signed,

British foreign minister David Lammy said on Friday that Japan could help Ukraine by ramping up economic pressure on Russia, adding that Tokyo and London had a shared interest in a rules-based world order.

Opposition parties are calling for Japan to join forces with European countries that have expressed solidarity with Ukraine, but PM Ishiba has maintained a neutral stance.

The new agreement promises to boost the UK- Japan's £27 billion a year trade relationship, with particular focus on defence and AI. It comes as Japan seeks reliable partners in the wake of Donald Trump's treatment of Nato allies over Ukraine.

Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Lammy has urged Japan to help Ukraine by increasing economic pressure on Russia President Vladimir Putin. In a televised statement made alongside his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya in Tokyo on Friday,