Kishida, Macron agree on need for powerful sanctions on Russia

The leaders of Japan and France agreed Tuesday to enforce "strong" sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and opposed Moscow's nuclear threat.During roughly 25-minute phone talks, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron shared the view that Russia's use of force to unilaterally change the status quo clearly violates international law and threatens the global order. They agreed to coordinate closely in their response to the crisis, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said."I stressed (during the talks) that a globally united and resolute action is necessary …READ FULL ARTICLE