U.S. envoy to Japan sees world 'turning away from Putin'

Emanuel lauds Tokyo sanctions, calls Moscow's war a 'global confrontation'

U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel: "The world is turning away from Putin. ...In this day and age in the 21st century, you do not bomb hospitals. You do not bomb universities." © Getty Images

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

March 2, 2022 20:35 JST

Updated on March 3, 2022 13:03 JST

TOKYO -- U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday commended Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Japan's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, such as imposing sanctions on Russian government officials including President Vladimir Putin.

"Because of his actions, it is no longer just a European confrontation and standing up, but it's a global confrontation of democracies against autocracies," said Emanuel.