Daily Memo: Moscow’s Warnings to Tokyo

The Kremlin sees Japan's move toward militarization as a barrier to peace negotiations.

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Russian warnings. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko warned against Japan’s move toward militarization, saying Moscow may be forced to take retaliatory measures. Among the changes Rudenko said ran counter to Tokyo’s “peaceful development” are large-scale military exercises near Russian borders, the adoption of updated defense doctrines and large increases in military spending. He called […]

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