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| Russia warns Japan of countermeasures over military exercises |
| 2024-06-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Russia will take countermeasures in connection with Japan's plans to conduct military exercises near Russian borders, according to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry published on June 28 on the website of the foreign policy department. “A strong protest was lodged with the Japanese Embassy in Russia in connection with the plans of the Japanese authorities to conduct a series of joint military exercises with Germany and Spain on the island of Hokkaido from July 19 to 25,” the statement said. The Ministry pointed out to the Japanese side that such provocative military activity involving NATO member countries is absolutely unacceptable. Russia regards the exercises as a potential security threat. The Foreign Ministry also called the policy of the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida 's government irresponsible, as it leads to an escalation of tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, including Northeast Asia. As Regnum reported, on June 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that the director of the third department of Asia, Lyudmila Vorobyova, at a meeting with the director of the European department of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, indicated that the new package of anti-Russian sanctions adopted by Tokyo was another step towards the complete destruction of relations between the countries. The Russian diplomat called Kishida's policies hostile, noting that his actions had brought bilateral ties to an unprecedented low. On June 6, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not refuse to resume dialogue with Japan after Tokyo changed its position on Ukraine. He emphasized that the Russian side did nothing to complicate bilateral contacts. The head of state also called Japan's position on the Ukrainian crisis biased. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Japan should insist Russia return the northern Kurile Islands to its proper owner -- Japan. That will blow a few minds in a government that now seems determined to create a major war. |
| Posted by: Huputle+Cherelet4131 2024-06-29 12:07 |