Ukraine¡¯s envoy to Japan said Monday that Tokyo has two key areas in which it can provide support to Kyiv: providing funds and expertise for rebuilding cities devastated by Russia¡¯s invasion and transferring defense equipment such as anti-drone weapons.

¡°What I see is that Japan¡¯s role could be in major infrastructure projects,¡± Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky said during a news conference in Tokyo a day after Kyiv marked the 500th day of the conflict.

Korsunsky, noting Japan¡¯s vast experience in rebuilding communities after disasters like the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, said Tokyo¡¯s role in supporting Ukraine would likely be bigger in the war-torn country¡¯s reconstruction than during the fighting.