Russia protests against Japan's plans to hold drills with Nato nations
The Straits Times|June 30, 2024
TOKYO Russia protested to Japan 1 on June 28 about Tokyo's plans to hold joint military exercises on the island of Hokkaido and accused Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of placing his country "on a path to dangerous escalation".

Russia's Foreign Ministry, in a note on its website, said a protest had been issued to Japan's embassy in connection with the announcement that drills would be held with Germany and Spain later in June.

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