Japan is expected to approve policy changes this week that will allow it to export dozens of Patriot missiles to the United States. Thus, Washington will be able to send more air defense systems to Ukraine.
The Washington Post reports this.
According to US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions are still ongoing, the changes to defense export rules will not include direct mention of the Patriot system, but will respond to a key request of US President Joe Biden's administration.
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It is stated that Japan produces missiles for Patriot, the main US air defense system, under license from Raytheon.
President Biden raised the supply issue with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David in August, during a historic trilateral summit with South Korea, and again at an economic summit in San Francisco last month.
— Seoul has tacitly promised to provide Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery ammunition over the past year — more than all European countries combined. According to officials, a significant portion of this ammunition has already been provided, — indicates edition.
The government is expected to announce the changes as early as Friday. Patriot missiles will not go directly to Ukraine. Instead, Japan is considering sending dozens of missiles to the US to replenish its stockpile destined for Japan and the Indo-Pacific region. Tokyo has not yet provided a timetable, but a decision on the number of missiles is expected “relatively soon”, the official said.
Japan, concerned that the Russian invasion might push China to take similar action against Taiwan, supported Ukraine. It became the first East Asian country to join Western sanctions against Moscow.
Previously, President Vladimir Zelensky announced the strengthening of the air defense of Ukraine.
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