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Russia has expressed distrust over Japan’s pledge to remove U.S. missile systems following the conclusion of joint military exercises, warning that such actions would draw a response.
Russia has expressed distrust over Japan’s pledge to remove U.S. missile systems following the conclusion of joint military exercises, warning that such actions would draw a response. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told the Russian newspaper Izvestia that Japanese authorities had assured Russia that the U.S. missile systems would be removed from Japanese territory after the military exercises ended. However, Rudenko said that Russia has very little confidence in the current Japanese government. Andrey Rudenko said that Russia had clearly warned Japan that such actions would not be ignored.
According to reports, the United States had planned to deploy its Typhon ground-based missile system for military exercises on Kyushu, Japan’s southwestern main island, from June to September. The system is capable of launching missiles with medium- and shorter-range capabilities. Reports also indicated that HIMARS multiple rocket launcher systems would be deployed during the exercises. Russia has demanded the withdrawal of the U.S. Typhon missile system from Japanese territory. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova had previously said that military exercises involving the deployment of the Typhon missile system posed a threat to Russia’s interests and security in the region.
