Russia demands that Japan remove US Typhon missile systems, TASS reports
Russia demands that Japan should remove US Typhon missile systems from its territory, state news agency TASS quoted Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Friday. Moscow has repeatedly protested against the deployment of Typhon during joint drills this month between Japan, Australia and the United States, complaining that it poses a threat to Russian security.
Zakharova referred to a protest note sent on September 3, saying Japan should take it very seriously. The Typhon is a mid-range missile system which can launch SM-6 and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Russia and Japan have exchanged a series of protests in recent weeks following a rare visit by President Vladimir Putin to a disputed Russian-controlled island off northeast Japan.
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