Russia: Sending Japanese patriots to Ukraine has serious consequences

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, “Maria Zakharova”, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Wednesday that Japan’s move to send “Patriot” air defense systems to Ukraine will have “serious consequences” in relations. Russia and Japan will have.

According to the news agency “Reuters” Zakharova said at the weekly meeting: “Such a scenario will be interpreted as open hostile actions against Russia and will have heavy consequences for Japan in the field of Relations between Russia and Japan have deteriorated sharply since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine in February 2022. Japan has joined its Western allies in imposing economic sanctions against Russia.

With the continuation of Russia’s war with Ukraine and the need to equip Kiev to counter Russian drone and missile attacks. , America now needs missile defense systems, so Washington has reached out to its allies to get these systems again.

Japan announced in recent days that after A revision of arms export guidelines is being prepared to send Patriot air defense missiles to the US. These Patriots are supposed to be sent to Ukraine.

Japan and South Korea have recently deployed fighters to monitor the joint flights of Chinese and Russian bombers and fighters near their territory.

Russia and Japan have not yet concluded a treaty to end World War II hostilities. The long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries involves a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean known in Japan as the “Northern Territories” and in Russia as the “Southern Kuriles”.

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had long ago asked the US to strengthen its anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense by sending the Patriot.

Ukraine leaders after the operation They were waiting for this system to achieve more success in the battle with the advanced weapons of the West and America, but not only this expectation was not fulfilled, but the news that the Patriot system was targeted made the psychological atmosphere of this arena more inflamed than before.

The United States has sent Patriot air defense systems as part of a broader military effort to help Kiev counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

An American official recently admitted that part of the country’s Patriot air defense system was damaged in Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

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