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Zakharova says Keen Sword exercise poses risk to Russia’s Far East
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on October 21 that the Keen Sword military exercise held by Japan and the United States in Japan posed an additional risk to the security of Russia’s Far Eastern borders. Zakharova called the allegation that Japan had sent war drones to Ukraine a hostile step and said Moscow would respond.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the Keen Sword military exercise held by Japan and the United States in Japan as a risky development for the security of Russia’s Far Eastern borders. Zakharova said at a news conference on October 21 that the exercise created additional security risks.
Arguing that Japan was pursuing a policy of remilitarization, Zakharova claimed that such activities had lost the exclusively defensive character previously defined in Japanese legislation. She said Moscow had repeatedly conveyed its concerns about similar military activities to Tokyo.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said the additional risks posed by these steps to Russia’s Far Eastern borders were not unfounded when historical circumstances were taken into account.
Allegation that drones were sent to Ukraine
Zakharova also addressed the development involving allegations that Japan’s Terra Drone Corporation had sent war drones to Ukraine. Calling the step “clearly hostile,” Zakharova said the shipment had been made despite Moscow’s previous warnings and would negatively affect bilateral relations.
Zakharova said Moscow would give a “tough response” to such steps directed against Russia, adding that measures with sensitive consequences for Tokyo would be taken.
Moscow criticizes NATO and the European Union
Zakharova said there was no sign of a change in the European Union’s confrontational policy toward Moscow. The Russian diplomat claimed that most of Europe’s current leaders lacked strategic vision and said they regarded anti-Russian sentiment as unacceptable.
Zakharova also addressed NATO’s military activities around the borders of the Union State, saying Russia was ready to use all available means to ensure its security. Zakharova said Moscow was continuing to warn against further confrontational steps by NATO and had prepared the necessary retaliatory measures under its reciprocal obligations with Belarus in the area of collective defense.
Zakharova said Russia had shared this approach with the governments of NATO members and the alliance’s international secretariat, adding that Moscow was working through diplomatic channels and multilateral platforms to prevent an escalation of the conflict. She said Moscow supported establishing a security and cooperation architecture covering the European continent.
Zakharova warns Finland
Commenting on Finland’s policy, Zakharova claimed that Helsinki was pursuing a course aimed at comprehensively militarizing the country. She alleged that Finland was considering lifting restrictions on the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory, contributing to the military alliance’s development of logistical capacity and increasing military activity.
Zakharova also claimed that Finland was being integrated more rapidly into the alliance’s command and headquarters structures, had received offensive weapons and was taking part in exercises involving the practice of attack scenarios. She said Russia was closely monitoring these developments and would deliver a “proportionate and effective” response.
The Russian diplomat also criticized remarks by former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin that Russian military aircraft should be shot down if they violated the airspace of European Union or NATO countries. Zakharova described the proposal as detached from reality and aggressive.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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