
Russia has said it will take compensatory measures to strengthen its defense capabilities in response to the remilitarization of Tokyo related to Japan's plans to use Type-25 strike missile systems in the Keen Sword-27 exercise with the United States in October.
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Japan announced plans to use Type-25 strike missile systems in joint Keen Sword-27 exercises with the United States in October, which Russia sees as a remilitarization of Tokyo.
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Russia will take compensatory measures to strengthen its defense capabilities in response to the remilitarization of Tokyo.
Japan has announced plans to use Type-25 strike missile systems during the joint Japanese-American exercise Keen Sword - 27 in October.
MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. In response to the remilitarization of Tokyo, Russia will take compensatory measures to strengthen its defense capabilities, the Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti.
“As Tokyo was previously warned, in response (to remilitarization - ed.), we will be forced to take compensatory measures to strengthen our country’s defense capability,” the department said.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will announce specific compensatory measures in the coming weeks
Likely · Within weeks

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