Japanese Ambassador to Moscow Akira Muto has said that the missiles for Patriot air defence systems transferred by Japan to the United States will not be used in Ukraine.
The ambassador said this during a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko.
According to Muto, the decision to transfer missiles to Washington is aimed at ensuring the security of Japan and the Indo-Pacific region.
“The use of missiles is not envisaged in Ukraine,” RIA Novosti quoted the report as saying.
Rudenko, in turn, noted the steps of the Japanese side, which aggravate the degradation of relations between Russia and Japan and create risks of escalation of tensions in the APR.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that approval of Tokyo’s transfer of Patriot missiles to Washington would have negative security implications.