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Russia: Reported to Japan for shooting with HIMARS near its border

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HIMARS are the same missile systems with which the US has bolstered the Ukrainian military

The Russian Foreign Ministry said today that it had complained to the Japanese embassy about this week’s joint US-Japan military exercises, which included the firing of missile systems. HIMARS near the Russian border.

In the announcement, the joint military exercises are characterized as a “challenge” to the security of the Russian Far East and their immediate termination is called for. The Russian Foreign Ministry is also warning Japan of “countermeasures” to prevent military threats against Russia, without elaborating further.

HIMARS are the same missile systems that the USA they have strengthened the Ukrainian army in its fight against the Russian invaders.

Japan has imposed sanctions on Russia, as have other Western countries, in retaliation for the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine. Relations between the two countries have soured in recent weeks, with the Russian government expelling a Japanese consul on espionage charges and the Japanese government responding by expelling a Russian consul.

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