After Russia announced, Japan: We have made a firm opinion

"We put forward a firm opinion that the northern region should be excluded from the scope of the exercise."

According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" quoted Reuters, the Russian Ministry of Defense decided to hold a strategic military exercise in eastern Russia at the end of next month.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 26th that Russia will hold military exercises from August 30th to September 5th.

According to the "Lianhe Zaobao" website reported on the 28th, Japan urged Russia to have controversial northern islands and surrounding areas (Russia, known as the South Thousand Islands, and the Japanese side of the four islands in the north) to exclude it outside Moscow's upcoming military exercise scope.Essence

The deputy chief official of the Japanese cabinet, Tosaki Yoshiko, said at a press conference on the 28th: "We put forward a firm opinion that the northern region should be excluded from the scope of the exercise."

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