Russia demands Japan remove US Typhon missile systems
- On Friday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova demanded Japan remove U.S. Typhon missile systems from its territory, citing security concerns and urging their immediate removal.
- The Foreign Ministry issued a formal protest note on Sept 3, 2026, warning that Typhon deployment on Kyushu allegedly threatens Russian security and urging Tokyo's compliance.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko urged Japanese ambassador Akira Muto earlier this week to "treat the contents of the previously sent note with the utmost seriousness." The Typhon can launch SM-6 and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
- Tensions escalated following President Vladimir Putin's rare trip to the Kuril Islands last month, prompting Russia and Japan to exchange a series of protests in recent weeks.
- The Soviet Union seized the islands from Japan during World War II, and the ongoing territorial dispute has prevented both nations from signing a formal peace treaty.
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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.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note of protest to official Tokyo back on September 3. The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded that Japan remove the American Typhon land-based missile systems deployed on Kyushu Island. This was reported in a comment by an official representative
Russia is demanding that Japan remove the US Typhoon missile systems from its territory, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today, quoted by TASS, BTA reported. This is not the first time Moscow has protested against the deployment of the Typhoon systems during joint military exercises this month between Japan, Australia and the United States, saying they pose a threat to Russia's security, Reuters reports. Zakharova refer…
Moscow and Beijing demanded that the Japanese authorities withdraw the American Typhon complexes designed to launch medium- and shorter-range missiles, which is reported today, 18 September, on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
Russian diplomats expressed their strong opposition to the deployment on Kyushu Island of United States Tifon missile systems and demanded their withdrawal, announced the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zaharova. The Russian side sent Japan a protest note for the deployment on Kyushu Island of United States-based Typhon Earth-based compounds designed to launch medium- and lower-range missiles, as stated in a com…
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