Medvedev: Japanese PM Betrayed Memory of Hiroshima, Nagasaki Victims

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev noted that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida betrayed the memory of hundreds of thousands of victims of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Medvedev called the joint statement made by Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden that any potential use of nuclear weapons by Russia in Ukraine will be an irredeemable hostile act against humanity a "horrible shame."

"Just think about it. The head of the Japanese government, in his humiliating submissive ecstasy, speaks hogwash about Russia, betraying the memory of hundreds of thousands of Japanese nationals, who burned in the nuclear fire of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” Medvedev said.

He added: “And Kishida could not care less that the US was the only state who used nuclear weapons. And Kishida’s own homeland was the only victim."

The Russian official indicated the Japanese Prime Minister is only a service staff for the Americans, noting that servants cannot have courage. “The Japanese can only be pitied," Medvedev said.

Earlier, Biden and Kishida held a meeting in Washington and issued a joint statement that announced further sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine, highlighting the potential use of nuclear weapons during the Russian military operation in Ukraine.