日米豪印首脳がテレビ会議　ロシア核威嚇、岸田首相「言語道断」

　日本、米国、オーストラリア、インド４カ国（通称クアッド）は３日夜、テレビ会議方式で首脳会談を開催し、ウクライナ情勢について協議した。岸田文雄首相は会談に先立つ記者会見で、ロシアの核戦力部隊が警戒態勢を引き上げたことについて「言語道断だ。核兵器による威嚇も使用も許されるものではない」と述べ、厳しく批判した。
　ロシアの軍事侵攻をめぐっては、日米両国などが厳しい姿勢を示す一方、インドは国連総会での非難決議の採決を棄権。温度差も目立つ中、首脳会談で足並みをそろえられるかが焦点だ。（2022/03/03-23:57）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for threatening to use nuclear weapons in the conflict in Ukraine.
   Putin's order that placed Russia's nuclear forces on high alert is "simply outrageous," Kishida told a press conference. "Using or threatening to use nuclear weapons cannot be condoned," he said.
   "Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an outrageous act that violates international law," he said ahead of a teleconference with other leaders of the Quad countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India, set for later on Thursday.
   "The use of force to change the status quo is unacceptable," Kishida stressed, adding, "It is extremely important that we continue to stick to this stance from the point of view of Japan's security, especially at a time when the security environment in East Asia has become increasingly severe."
   He also said he will do everything he can to protect Japanese nationals.