Ukraine signs security agreement with Japan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida have signed a security agreement between the two countries on June 13, Zelenskyy announced via Twitter.
Signed on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, the deal stipulates that Japan will provide Ukraine with $4.5 billion in aid throughout 2024 and will continue military aid to Kyiv over the 10-year term of the agreement.
Specifically, the document includes Japan's assistance in terms of security and defense, cooperation in humanitarian, technical, and financial areas, and joint efforts to secure a just peace for Ukraine and maintain sanctions against Russia.
"For Japan, this type of [security] agreement and this level of support are groundbreaking," said Zelenskyy.
The President's Office added this is the first bilateral security deal Ukraine has struck with a non-NATO member.
By now, Ukraine signed similar agreements with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Norway.
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