Foreign Ministry: Russia will respond to the appearance of hypersonic missiles on the border with Japan

Russia is monitoring the development of Japan’s military potential, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti. According to him, in the event of any threats to the Far Eastern regions, the Russian side will immediately respond.

According to Mr. Rudenko, Japan has stepped up the modernization of its military potential and is “increasing dangerous activities” near Russian borders. As an example, he cited its military exercises with the United States and specified that Moscow “repeatedly expressed strong protests to the Japanese side through diplomatic channels.”

“We will continue to closely monitor the development of Japanese military construction and, in the event of any potential security threats to our Far Eastern regions, we will immediately take retaliatory measures in accordance with Russia’s defense doctrine,” the deputy minister said.

The development of hypersonic weapons has been underway in Japan since 2018, they began to create it to protect the outlying islands. In December, the Kyodo news agency reported that the Japanese Ministry of Defense intends to deploy hypersonic weapons with a range of up to 1,000 km on the northern island of Hokkaido and the southwestern island of Kyushu. To do this, the ministry wants to create two new units in the ground self-defense forces by 2026.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Japan on the defensive.”