At the same time, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed support for the efforts of "the Japanese and Russian governments in trying to achieve a long overdue peace treaty"
There is no bilateral security agreement between Japan and Ukraine. Japan only agreed to provide Ukraine with "nonlethal equipment and goods," complying with the nation's pacifist constitution which prohibits Japan from supporting war efforts of foreign nations, except for the United States.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an agreement for Tokyo to provide long-term support for Kyiv amid Russia's prolonged war against its neighbor as they met in Italy on Thursday, Japan's government said.
The 10-year deal stipulates that Japan will continue providing support for Ukraine, such as by supplying "nonlethal equipment and goods" and "treatment of injured Ukrainian service members," among other efforts, in accordance with Tokyo's war-renouncing Constitution and related legal requirements and regulations.
Japan has offered support to Ukraine, but it has been limited to nonmilitary assistance due to self-imposed restrictions on providing weapons under the Constitution. Meanwhile, Western countries have supplied various weapons such as missile interceptors, battle tanks and fighter jets.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sign an agreement for Tokyo to provide long-term support for Kyiv amid Russia's prolonged war against its neighbor as they meet in Italy, Japan's government says
At the same time, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed support for the efforts of "the Japanese and Russian governments in trying to achieve a long overdue peace treaty"