According to a report on the “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” website on September 23, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that Russia will be forced to respond to the challenges posed by Japan embarking on the path of re-militarization. He pointed out that Moscow will take “effective compensatory measures to maintain the proper level of defense capability.” In an interview with a Russian news website, the diplomat stated: “As for Japan's policy of re-militarization, Russia has continuously warned Tokyo through diplomatic channels and public means: such measures will have extremely negative consequences.”

According to a report on the “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” website on September 23, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that Russia will be forced to respond to the challenges posed by Japan embarking on the path of re-militarization. He pointed out that Moscow will take “effective compensatory measures to maintain the proper level of defense capability.” In an interview with a Russian news website, the diplomat stated: “As for Japan's policy of re-militarization, Russia has continuously warned Tokyo through diplomatic channels and public means: such measures will have extremely negative consequences.”