The exercises Marine- Joint ventures between the US and Japan threaten Russia’s security. This was stated by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Igor Morgulov, to the Ria Novosti news agency. “The relatively high intensity of joint naval exercises by Japan and the United States near the Russian border naturally leads to an increase in tension in the region,” Morgulov said. In his opinion, these maneuvers, even if declared defensive, would not only be potentially offensive, but at the same time, the explanations of the Japanese military leaders justify the need for these exercises by the activity of the Russian armed forces Armed Forces in the Far East. “We will notify Tokyo directly through diplomatic channels,” the deputy minister added.
“Very disappointing”
In his interview with Ria Novosti, Morgulov defined “high disappointing“the positions taken by the Japanese leadership.” Unfortunately, long before the Ukrainian events, Fumio Kishida’s government began to dismantle the mutually beneficial cooperation it had built up over many years, and now it has actually sacrificed all the positive “It is not the first time in their history that our Japanese neighbors, almost forgetting their own identity, have made a decision in favor of the interests of well-off states, in contrast to Russia, very far from the Japanese archipelago,” he adds, with a clear reference to the United States.
The warning in Tokyo
In view of the events of the past few weeks and the “breakdown” of naval exercises with the United States, “it is not possible to continue negotiations on a treaty Peace“, stresses the Russian Deputy Minister, who returns to the topic of naval exercises and reiterates that these maneuvers, in which representatives of other states, including NATO members, often take part,” are distinguished both by their scope and the fact that they are conducting operations which, although declared defensive, are potentially offensive in nature.” At the same time, the statements of the Japanese military leadership confirm the need for exercises due to the activities of the Russian armed forces in the Far East. the warning in Tokyo through diplomatic channels. “You must be prepared that if this practice expands, Russia will retaliate to bolster its defense capabilities.”
sanctions against Russia
It is certainly no secret that there is no good blood between Russia and Japan: As the JapanTimes reports, Tokyo held two of them a few days ago Dimensions Punishing Putin after invading Ukraine, expelling diplomats and taking legislative action to formally end Moscow’s favorable trade status. As Moscow’s war against Ukraine continues, eight officials accused of spying on Japan have left Tokyo’s Haneda Airport with their families on a plane chartered by the Russian government. Among the eight were diplomats and staff working at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, as well as officials from the Office of the Russian Trade Representative in Japan. The displaced group is believed to have been responsible for intelligence gathering in Japan and included several middle-ranked government officials whom Japanese police had been watching. Ambassador Mikhail Garuzin was not among them.
The group’s expulsion was announced on April 8 following reports of massacres by Russian soldiers near Kyiv and marks the first time Japan has done so expelled at least since World War II a group of diplomats. Japan joined the United States and several European countries, including Italy, in expelling Russian diplomats after Moscow launched the invasion of its neighbor. Poland, which borders Ukraine, has announced the expulsion of 45 “spies disguised as diplomats,” according to the country’s foreign and interior ministries.