Holding exercises near the Russian border will not go unanswered

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned Japan about holding a military exercise near its borders.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced on Friday that the Japanese Embassy in Moscow strongly protested the plan to hold a joint military exercise. received with Germany and Spain on the island of Hokkaido.

According to the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow considers it unacceptable to hold provocative maneuvers near the borders of Russia. know.

The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow will take sufficient countermeasures to the Japanese side to strengthen its defense and protection capabilities. has warned the government of this country.

Minister of Defense of Japan Minoru Kihara announced on Tuesday that the Japanese Air Defense Force from 19 to 25 July will host a joint military exercise with the armed forces of Germany, France and Spain. The Minister of Defense of Japan said: The joint exercise with France will be held at the air base in Ibaraki province, but the exercise with Germany and Spain will be held in Hokkaido province. Separate maneuvers between Japan and Germany are supposed to be held there.

Japan has held joint military exercises with 14 countries in less than 6 months of this year. , which is twice the same period last year.