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The recent trip by two top US foreign policy officials to Caracas, Venezuela, is a sign of just how much the geopolitical balance could be shifting in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Japan is not planning to send lethal weapons to Ukraine, Matsuno added. In a news conference Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said it was "critically important" for Japan and its national security to respond firmly with other nations against Russian aggression and provide support to Ukraine. Japan is also planning to deliver other nonlethal emergency supplies such as food, hygiene products, cameras, power generators, tents and winter clothing to Ukraine, according to the Defense Ministry. It came after a request from Ukraine's defense minister last Friday. The supplies were sent on a Japan Self-Defense Forces plane departing from Komaki Airbase in Aichi prefecture on Tuesday, according to a tweet by the Defense Ministry. It's the first time Japan’s defense force has sent bulletproof vests overseas. Strict guidelines that ban the transfer of defense supplies from Japan to parties in conflict were updated on Tuesday to allow defense equipment assigned by the defense minister to be given to Ukraine following Russia's invasion, according to a statement from Japan's Defense Ministry. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces sent bulletproof vests to Ukraine on Tuesday - a rare move for the country, which must uphold its pacifist post-World War II constitution. Our live coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has moved here.Ī Japan Self-Defense Forces plane carrying bulletproof vests for Ukraine prepares to depart from Komaki Airbase on Tuesday. You can also read updates at CNN Español here. Having connection issues? Bookmark CNN's lite site for fast connectivity.Want to help? Learn how to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine here.At least 2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion, the UN estimates.

At least 21 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike in the city Monday. About 5,000 people evacuated the city of Sumy on Tuesday, a Ukrainian official said.

But the Pentagon has dismissed Poland's proposal to transfer their MiG-29 fighter jets to the US for delivery to Ukraine.

The US is sending two Patriot missile batteries to Poland as a "defensive deployment" to counter any potential threat to US and NATO allies.

US President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian energy imports to the US as Ukraine’s President urged the UK Parliament to strengthen sanctions against Moscow and vowed the country will "fight to the end.".