MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Japan's deployment of US Typhon military complexes on its territory poses a direct threat to Russia's Far Eastern borders, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko in an interview with TASS.
He noted that Russia is "closely following the efforts of the Japanese side to expand military activity."
"We see Tokyo’s provision of its territory for the deployment of US intermediate-range and shorter-range missile systems, regardless of the duration of deployment (on an episodic, rotational or permanent basis) as a step that has a serious negative impact on the stability and security of the Asia-Pacific region and poses a direct threat to Russia's Far Eastern borders," Rudenko said.
He pointed out that Moscow "has repeatedly warned the Japanese side against such destructive decisions in various formats provided for by diplomatic practice."
In June, it became known that Typhon complexes, as well as US HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, were delivered to the Japanese Kanoya air base on Kyushu Island. Training to use them will last until September. According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, live firing is not planned during the exercises. At the final stage, units from Australia will also join the Japanese-US drills.
