Japan will release about ¥26 million in emergency funds to help evacuees from Crimea and eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
The aid will allow UNICEF and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to provide shelter, basic supplies and clean drinking water, the Foreign Ministry said.
The announcement came a day after the Group of Seven leaders met in Brussels to express support for the Kiev government, urging Russia to end its interference in the east.