Russia warns Japan over US missile deployment, cites trilateral drills

Russia's Foreign Ministry, via spokesperson Maria Zakharova, issued a formal statement to Japan's embassy in Moscow warning of a response to Tokyo's deployment of US missile systems, linked to recent Japan-US-Australia military exercises. The warning signals escalating tension in Northeast Asia, though specific retaliatory measures remain unspecified. This follows a pattern of Russian rhetoric against US missile deployments near its borders.