UK's Lammy: Japan can help Ukraine by ramping up economic pressure on Russia

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy visits Japan
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya shake hands prior to their meeting at the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Iikura Guesthouse Friday, March 7, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS
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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.

"Our shared interests in a stable international system and rules-based trade is absolutely clear and fundamental," Lammy said in a televised statement alongside his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya and British business minister Jonathan Reynolds.

"Europe is stepping up, but Japan can help too, including on ramping up economic pressure on (Russian President Vladimir) Putin," Lammy added.

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