Japanese and Chinese leaders visit rival capitals in Ukraine war

In this image made from video provided by Japan’s NTV, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gets on train in Przemysl, Poland, early Tuesday, March 21, 2023, heading to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kishida’s surprise trip to Ukraine comes just hours after he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. (NTV via AP)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is on a surprise visit to Ukraine, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighbouring Russia for a three-day visit.

Mr Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital as the Far East rivals hold competing diplomatic offensives.