Russia has warned Japan that there could be consequences for the two sides’ relations. After the Tokyo government announced that it would send the Patriot defense system to the United States for transfer to Ukraine.
Foreign news agencies reported that Mrs. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry. Warned Japan on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, that the Land of the Rising Sun is preparing to send the ‘Patriot’ air attack defense system to Ukraine. It will cause serious consequences for the relations between the two countries.
Russia’s move comes after last week. Japan came out and stated that They prepared to send the Patriot system to the United States. After they revised the country’s arms export guidelines. This is the first major correction in more than 9 years.
Although Japan’s new arms export guidelines It will continue to ban them from sending weapons directly to countries at war. But they could send weapons to countries that are not at war like the United States, which would make the United States More weapons on hand to send to Ukraine
This matter caused dissatisfaction from the Russian side. Mrs. Zakharova said: The Japanese would lose control of the weapon. And now Washington can do something with those weapons. And Russia cannot rule out the possibility that The Patriot system will not fall into the hands of Ukraine.
Mrs. Zakharova also said that Such events can be interpreted as It is clearly hostile behavior towards Russia. and will lead to serious consequences for bilateral relations with Japan.
Russia and Japan have never formalized a treaty ending their World War II-era hostilities. Because of age-old spatial disputes in the Pacific It is an island that the Japanese call the Northern Territories. Russia is called the Southern Kurils, and relations between the two have worsened. After the war in Ukraine Japan joined with Western countries to sanction Russia.
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2023-12-27 23:15:00
