TOKYO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called for stronger ties with Japan as Russia's invasion of Ukraine raises global dangers and shows that democracies need to forge stronger partnerships.

The East Asian country has been quick to join the United States-led economic sanctions against Russia over the war and provided humanitarian aid and noncombative defense equipment for the Ukrainians.

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