Today at 15:04
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Presidential Strategic Affairs Adviser Oleksandr Kamyshin held talks with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi in Tokyo, focusing on security cooperation, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and regional security challenges, UATV English reports.
Sybiha briefed the Japanese defense minister on Russia’s latest large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv and stressed that the war has direct security implications for the Indo-Pacific region.
“The Russian strategic bombers that launched cruise missiles at civilians in Kyiv took off from an airbase in Russia’s Amur region, not far from Japan. This once again demonstrates that Russia’s war against Ukraine is not a distant conflict for Japan,” Sybiha said.
He added that the security of Ukraine and Japan, as well as that of Europe and the Indo-Pacific, is directly interconnected, particularly because of Russia’s growing military cooperation with North Korea and Moscow’s transfer of resources and technologies to Pyongyang.
The ministers discussed shared security challenges, Ukraine’s battlefield experience, and opportunities to expand bilateral defense cooperation.
Sybiha also briefed Koizumi on Ukraine’s peace efforts, the current battlefield situation, and the latest developments in the country’s defense industry.
“Ukraine is ready to develop a security partnership with Japan, particularly in the field of advanced drone technologies. We also discussed the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara, its expected outcomes, and future contacts,” he said.
Sybiha thanked Japan, its government, and its people for their comprehensive support for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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