TOKYO (AP) — Japan held a ceremony Wednesday to mark a planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine.
As Tokyo seeks to provide equipment that could have a wider military use than its previous deliveries of helmets and protective suits.
During a solemn ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, where two half-ton trucks were presented, the Vice Minister of Defense of Japan Toshiro Ino handed the Ambassador of Ukraine Serhiy Korsunsky a document listing the three types of vehicles included in the gift.
“We hope the invasion will end as soon as possible and peaceful daily life will return,” Eno said. “We will provide as much support as we can.”
The donation, which also includes 30,000 food rations, comes as the Japanese government seeks to ease its military equipment transfer policy in line with a new national security policy that allows its military to play a more offensive role, a major departure from its post-World War II policies. world war – the principle of protection only.
