According to the senior official, among the missteps of the Fumio Kishida administration are holding large-scale military exercises near Russian borders, military build-up for a potential attack and an unprecedented increase in defense spending.

We regard such activity by Tokyo as a serious challenge to the security of our country and the Asia-Pacific region as a whole, and warn that, if this practice continues, “we will block military threats,” he stressed.

Earlier, NHK television channel, quoting government sources, reported that the Japanese Defense Ministry plans to deploy hypersonic weapons with a range of up to 1,000 kilometers on the northern island of Hokkaido and southwest Kyushu.

Rudenko also said that if Japan does not abandon its anti-Russian policy, it is impossible to discuss signing a peace treaty with a state that adopts openly hostile positions and indulges in direct threats against Russia.

“With the launch of the special military operation in Ukraine, the Administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida actively joined the Russophobic campaign, and in fact, dismantled the results of mutually beneficial cooperation accumulated over many years,” Rudenko concluded.

On the other hand, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Aerospace Force will start using its long-range aircraft in the special military operation in Ukraine.

A communiqué published by Rossiskaya Gazeta newspaper states that the Russian long-range aviation currently includes more than 30 Tu-95MS, 16 Tu-160 and 14 Tu-22M3 aircraft, the latter two being supersonic models.

The Russian strategic aviation fleet also includes Tu-22MR reconnaissance aircraft and Il-78 mother ships.

According to the Defense Ministry, Russian long-range aircraft – for strategic missions – are mainly armed with long-range cruise missiles and tactical-operational missiles with conventional or nuclear warheads. In addition, they carry bombs of different types and caliber.

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