It is unclear what exactly the “retaliatory measures” are.
Russia warns Japan about “retaliatory measures” , if it intensifies joint naval exercises with the United States near Russia's eastern borders, CNN reports.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said on Tuesday that US-Japanese naval exercises are “potentially offensive. “.
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“We consider such actions of the Japanese side as a threat to the security of our country,” Morgulov said. “If this practice continues, Russia will take action in response to strengthening its defense capabilities.” Russia.
Last week, the US and Japanese navies completed joint exercises in the East China and Philippine Seas, led by the aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln . Earlier, Abraham Lincoln also conducted similar joint exercises in the Sea of Japan, along which Russia has a long coastline.
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Tensions relations between Tokyo and Moscow are growing, thanks to Japan's support for Ukraine, against which Russia has waged a large-scale war. This is also facilitated by the dispute between Japan and Russia over sovereignty over islands north of Japan seized by Soviet troops after Japan surrendered to allied forces at the end of World War II. Japan on Friday called four disputed islands “illegally occupied” by Russia, using the terminology for the first time in two decades.
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