Japan, which plans to open a NATO office in Tokyo, will treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers. It is reported by Kyodo.
As noted in the publication, several Ukrainian soldiers will be admitted to the Central Hospital of the Self-Defense Forces in Tokyo for medical care and physiotherapy as early as next month..
The publication suggested that Japan is seeking to provide stronger support to Ukraine before the start of the G7 summit, which will begin on May 19..
A source in the Japanese government said that such a decision is a response to a request from Ukraine..
It is added that the plan for the treatment of wounded soldiers can be discussed during a meeting between Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Serhiy Korsunsky on Thursday, May 18.
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Earlier it was reported that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is going to write off the fourth-generation F-15J Eagle fighter jets and get rid of aircraft engines..