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Learning on the shores of the Russian Federation: The Foreign Ministry called the threat of maneuvers of Japan, USA and Australia (photo)

According to journalists, Tripartite Training near the Japanese Island of Hokkaido Moscow is considered as a sign that Tokyo seeks to increase the tension that has intensified after a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Federation stated that they consider joint military exercises of Japan, the United States and Australia as a "potential threat to security" of the country, and that it will be a response to its own defense, Sky New reports.

Tripartite exercises, which took place near the Japanese island of Hokkaido, near the Russian border, commented on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Moscow views these exercises as a sign that Tokyo seeks to increase the tension that has intensified after the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. The Ministry of the Russian Federation even sent an official protest of the Embassy in Japan.

"We regard such provocative activity with the participation of non -regional states as a potential threat to security," the journalists quoted the statement of the Russian department. According to The New York Times, Japan has decided to increase military expenses to 2% of GDP, by 60%, over the next five years. Thus, the official Tokyo will be the third largest defense budget in the world.

The Ministry of Defense of the country is in a hurry to buy Tomahawk missiles, $ 30 million has recently been invested in the air defense system. Recall that Moldova started military exercises near Transnistria. The country's defense department reported that such actions will be carried out under the plan of preparation of the National Army for 2023. The landfill is located 20-30 km from the security area along the Dniester River.