Russia Warns Japan That Ties Will Suffer If Japanese-Made Patriot Missiles End Up In Ukraine

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Reuters: Russia Warns Japan Over Providing Patriot Air Defence Systems to Ukraine 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have "grave consequences" for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. 

Relations between Moscow and Tokyo, already difficult, have deteriorated sharply since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in Feb. 2022. Japan has joined its Western allies in imposing sweeping economic sanctions on Russia.

Last week, Japan said it would prepare to ship Patriot air defence missiles to the United States after revising its arms export guidelines, in Tokyo's first major overhaul of such export curbs in nine years. 

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WNU Editor: The Russian Foreign Ministry was reacting to this Japanese decision to send Patriot missiles to the U.S. and the possibility that it will then be transfwerred to Ukraine .... Japan exports weapons for first time since WW2 (RT).  

Update: Japan's ambassador to Russia says these missiles will not be used in Ukraine .... Japan's Ambassador Assures Moscow That Patriot Missiles Will Not Be Used in Ukraine (Sputnik). 

Russia Warns Japan That Ties Will Suffer If Japanese-Made Patriot Missiles End Up In Ukraine  

Moscow warns ties with Tokyo to suffer if Japanese-made Patriot missiles end up in Ukraine -- TASS  

Russia warns Japan over Patriots -- RT 

Japan’s Patriot PAC-3 Missiles Supply To US ‘Fumes’ Russia; Moscow Warns Of ‘Damage’ If They Reaches Ukraine -- EurAsian Times 

Russia Warns Japan Against "Hostile Actions" Of Exporting Patriot Missiles For Ukraine -- Zero Hedge