Former Defense Minister Onodera Itsunori, a member of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, visited Ukraine and met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and others in Kyiv on October 1. According to what he revealed to the media on the same day, the Japanese government “has decided to buy” the products of SkyFall, a major Ukrainian drone manufacturer, on a trial basis. He also said that while evaluating its performance, he will explore what kind of cooperation can be carried out between the two countries in the future. Allegedly, the Japanese government believes that Ukrainian-made drones “have been repeatedly improved based on actual combat experience and have high performance.” In addition to the former Minister of Defense, members from various political parties in Japan recently visited Ukraine intensively. Behind Japan's active cooperation with Ukraine, plans for arms expansion are hidden.

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