President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed the decision by the Government of Japan to provide additional financial assistance to Ukraine totaling JPY 471.9 billion (approximately $3.1 billion).

"These funds align with the joint decision of our G7 partners to allocate $50 billion from immobilized Russian assets to support Ukraine. This invaluable assistance will help us save lives, defend the independence of our country, and support the Ukrainian people enduring the hardships of Russian aggression. I am deeply grateful to Japan for its steadfast support of Ukraine," the head of state said on the X social network on Tuesday.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that Japan would provide Ukraine with more than $3 billion as part of a G7 initiative.