“I wanted to express you [Путину] Sincere gratitude for the fact that you so actively developed a dialogue with my spouse and strove to develop relations between our countries. I can say that my spouse even after the start of such a difficult situation related to Ukraine sought to meet you, I had such hope. But, unfortunately, the circumstances formed so that he could no longer meet with you, his life broke off. But he always said as a testament that this process should be continued [диалога]which he sought to expand, ”Abe said.
The widow Politics noted that Abe and Putin allegedly met 27 times in total.
“And this itself indicates what contribution he tried to make to bilateral relations,” she said.
The widow of Abe in Moscow watched the premiere of the updated version of the ballet “Horse-Bank” at the Bolshoi Theater, said Putin speaker Dmitry Peskov, quoted by TASS.
According to him, the illegitimate president gave the widow his Aurus to manage to the event.
Abe thanked Putin for finding the time to meet her in his “particularly tense” schedule, TASS writes.
“As you said correctly, I repeatedly accompanied my spouse on trips around Russia, and when I arrived now, I had very strong nostalgic feelings,” she added.
Context
Abe was the Prime Minister of Japan in 2006-2007, as well as in the period from 2012 to 2020. Both times left the post due to health problems.
The Japanese ex-Prime Minister supported Ukraine. Back in March 2014, he strongly condemned Russia's decision on the annexation of Crimea, calling this a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. He emphasized that such actions are unacceptable and contradict international law, wrote Zaikei Shimbun.
On February 24, 2022, after the start of Russia's full -scale invasion of Ukraine, Abe said that this was a serious challenge to international order and that such actions could not be forgiven. He called on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops and resolve the conflict through negotiations, the Nikkan Sports reported.
In April 2022, he noted that talking with Putin is the same as talking to Ode Nobunago [японский военный авторитарный полководец] About the protection of human rights, wrote The Mainichi. He also said that during the years of building the authoritarian regime of Putin, information on Ukraine has not analyzed and that the invasion of the Russian Federation is a “result of false judgment.”
On July 8, 2022, ABE was attacked during the election rally in the city of Nara, the ex-prime minister was twice shot in the back. The police detained the striker, this is the 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsui. He stated that he was dissatisfied with the policy of Abe, who quit two years ago, and wanted to kill him.
On the same day, the ex-prime minister died. On September 27, the state funeral of ABE took place in Japan.
