Japan consider providing defensive anti-aircraft weapons and ammunition to Ukraine to aid in their security

Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato of the Liberal Democratic Party appeared on Fuji TV’s “Sunday News THE PRIME” (Sunday 7:30 am) on the 28th and expressed his willingness to provide defensive anti-aircraft weapons and ammunition to support Ukraine. showed a good attitude. “Russia is aiming to deplete Ukrainian air defense ammunition,” he said. “Do we really have to help with that?” he said.

Clearly stated that “in an emergency in Japan, there is no shortage of ammunition”

Mr. Sato clarified, “During an emergency in Japan, it is not enough to protect Tokyo, Osaka and nuclear power plants without receiving air defense weapons and ammunition from other countries.” He said, “We are currently discussing (in the ruling party) whether we should stock up on weapons and ammunition so that we can exchange them on a daily basis with our allies and comrades.”

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Program commentator Toru Hashimoto (lawyer, former governor of Osaka Prefecture, former mayor of Osaka) said, “The reasoning that all weapons and ammunition (providing to other countries) are prohibited is because Japan does not think about emergencies at all. ‘ he said. “In case of an emergency in Japan, it is not possible for Japan to say, ‘Please don’t give it to another country.’ It’s a rule of the international community,” he said.

Concerning the provision of air defense firearms and ammunition to Ukraine, former Vice Minister of Defense of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Chika Watanabe, touched on the possibility of the supply of air defense firearms and ammunition to Ukraine (who are said to have carried out sabotage activities in Russian territory), and said, “We should be more cautious. It is,” he said.

Regarding the supply of weapons to Ukraine, anti-Putin forces, including Russian volunteers who revealed that they had carried out sabotage activities in Russian territory, used US military guns and military vehicles that were supposed to have been provided to Ukraine. Suspicions arose. A Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday that the United States does not approve the transfer of equipment to third parties other than the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It has been pointed out that there is a possibility that this will affect the way in which Western countries provide assistance to Ukraine in the future.