Medvedev trampled the samurai dream
Russian Prime Minister D. Medvedev, by his decree, allowed the RF Ministry of Defense to deploy military aircraft on Iturup, one of the islands, because of which Japan is having a “dispute” with Russia. Foreign analysts believe that the Kremlin “trampled” the Japanese’s dream of “returning” at least part of the Kuril Islands.
The Russian government allowed the Ministry of Defense to use for basing aviation civil airfield on about. Iturup. The corresponding order was signed by Dmitry Medvedev.
“The Sakhalin Region section of the list of joint-based aerodromes of the Russian Federation ... shall be supplemented with the following provision:“ Iturup is a civilian - the Ministry of Defense of Russia, ”the document quotes TASS.
Recall that in 2016, on the islands of Iturup and Kunashir, Moscow deployed the Ball and Bastion coastal missile systems. Earlier, in 2015, the Tor-MXNUMU air defense system was put in the same place there.
In November, 2017, the Kremlin decided to create a naval base in the Kuril Islands. The specified object will be placed on about. Matua
Russia intends to deploy military aircraft in the Kuril Islands: Prime Minister Medvedev "assigned" a double appointment to the airport on Fr. Iturup, referring to the "controversial Kuril ridge", writes on the resource Rediff.com famous expert MK Badrakumar.
The expert believes that the strategic content of this kind of action is unequivocal: Moscow has made "a big step forward in the militarization of the Kuril Islands." This is evidenced by the "deployment of military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and command systems on the object." The airport, the author recalls, has a fairly long airstrip and can receive "giant airplanes."
The Iturup Island, the analyst continues, is one of the four islands that were "captured by Soviet troops in the last days of World War II." This island is located off the northeast coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s largest prefecture.
The dispute over the Kuril Islands, which in Japan prefer to be called “the northern territories”, prevents the signing of an official peace treaty between Russia and Japan, the author recalls. And Tokyo immediately “expressed concern” about the deployment of Russian troops on Iturup. The chief secretary of the Japanese Cabinet, J. Suga, said: “We have transmitted through diplomatic channels that this is contrary to the position of our country. We collect information about the behavior of the Russian military in the northern territories. ”
The origins of the decision of Moscow, under the assumption of M.K. Badrakumara, can be seen in the context of the American anti-missile defense system “Aegis”, now deployed in Japan. The fact is that in December 2017, the Japanese government approved a record defense budget - in the amount of $ 46 billion. Funds were also allocated for the survey of territorial areas where two Aegis ground batteries could fit.
Japan is expected to deploy the Aegis Ashore coastal system by 2023.
The maritime version of the Aegis system (created by Lockheed Martin) is already installed on Japanese warships.
The Kremlin refuses to accept the assurances of Japan that the Aegis Ashore system is designed to protect against enemy missile attacks (North Korean ballistic missiles). About this, the author recalls, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova 28 December 2017 of the year. According to her, the decision of the Japanese government to deploy the American anti-missile defense system Aegis Ashore "causes deep regret and serious concern." “Whatever the arguments and motives,” the analyst quotes Zakharov, “it is clear that the deployment of these systems is another step towards the creation of a full-fledged Asia-Pacific regional segment of the global US missile defense system.” It should be borne in mind that the systems are equipped with universal rocket launchers, and this means that they can be used as a shock weapon. And in practice this means another violation of the INF Treaty by the United States, this time with the assistance of Japan.
In this regard, Moscow believes that this step of Japan goes against the efforts to establish peace and stability in the region. Moreover, the actions of Tokyo run counter to the task of building confidence between Russia and Japan and will affect the overall atmosphere of bilateral relations, including negotiations relating to a peace treaty.
In November last year, further writes MK Badrakumar, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly expressed the hope that Japan would reconsider its alliance with the United States - this is the condition of a peace treaty.
The current decree of Prime Minister Medvedev, signed earlier than the scheduled meeting of deputy foreign ministers of the two countries to discuss cooperation "in disputed Kuril territories", means, apparently, the extinction of the Kremlin’s hopes for Japan to pursue an independent foreign policy.
There are other reasons for Moscow’s strengthening of the “defense lines” in the Sakhalin region, a military expert said. The reasons for this are well known: growing tensions over North Korea, the buildup of the US military potential in the Far East, and the new cold war between the United States and Russia. By the way, Moscow is working on a plan to create in the region a new naval base for submarines.
It is clear that in such conditions the Russian-Japanese peace treaty becomes an even more vague prospect, Badrakumar sums up. This will have "serious consequences for the dynamic development of energy in East Asia in the near future." As a result, in the trilateral diplomacy (Russia, China, Japan) Tokyo will be at a disadvantage.
It's funny, we note that quite recently, at the end of January 2018, right on the threshold of Medvedev’s decree, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe once again said about the great potential of Russian-Japanese relations, out of habit, turning to the "territorial issue". “We will deepen the Japanese-Russian relations, further promoting the plan of cooperation in eight areas, joint economic activities on the four northern islands. [...] Having solved the territorial issue, we will conclude a peace treaty with Russia. ”
Now it is clear that Tokyo prefers to “deepen” not Japanese-Russian ties, but Japanese-American ones. What causes opposition in the form of D. Medvedev’s decrees. The opposition is logical, since Moscow constantly states that the question of the ownership of the southern Kuril Islands does not exist: it is closed. There is no sense in discussing Russia's sovereignty.
The current position of the Kremlin is known not only in Russia, but also in Japan. Surely something about this heard and Shinzo Abe. Here it is: following the Second World War, the Kuril Islands became part of the USSR. The Russian Federation is the successor of the USSR. Point.
The Russian government allowed the Ministry of Defense to use for basing aviation civil airfield on about. Iturup. The corresponding order was signed by Dmitry Medvedev.
“The Sakhalin Region section of the list of joint-based aerodromes of the Russian Federation ... shall be supplemented with the following provision:“ Iturup is a civilian - the Ministry of Defense of Russia, ”the document quotes TASS.
Recall that in 2016, on the islands of Iturup and Kunashir, Moscow deployed the Ball and Bastion coastal missile systems. Earlier, in 2015, the Tor-MXNUMU air defense system was put in the same place there.
In November, 2017, the Kremlin decided to create a naval base in the Kuril Islands. The specified object will be placed on about. Matua
Russia intends to deploy military aircraft in the Kuril Islands: Prime Minister Medvedev "assigned" a double appointment to the airport on Fr. Iturup, referring to the "controversial Kuril ridge", writes on the resource Rediff.com famous expert MK Badrakumar.
The expert believes that the strategic content of this kind of action is unequivocal: Moscow has made "a big step forward in the militarization of the Kuril Islands." This is evidenced by the "deployment of military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and command systems on the object." The airport, the author recalls, has a fairly long airstrip and can receive "giant airplanes."
The Iturup Island, the analyst continues, is one of the four islands that were "captured by Soviet troops in the last days of World War II." This island is located off the northeast coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s largest prefecture.
The dispute over the Kuril Islands, which in Japan prefer to be called “the northern territories”, prevents the signing of an official peace treaty between Russia and Japan, the author recalls. And Tokyo immediately “expressed concern” about the deployment of Russian troops on Iturup. The chief secretary of the Japanese Cabinet, J. Suga, said: “We have transmitted through diplomatic channels that this is contrary to the position of our country. We collect information about the behavior of the Russian military in the northern territories. ”
The origins of the decision of Moscow, under the assumption of M.K. Badrakumara, can be seen in the context of the American anti-missile defense system “Aegis”, now deployed in Japan. The fact is that in December 2017, the Japanese government approved a record defense budget - in the amount of $ 46 billion. Funds were also allocated for the survey of territorial areas where two Aegis ground batteries could fit.
Japan is expected to deploy the Aegis Ashore coastal system by 2023.
The maritime version of the Aegis system (created by Lockheed Martin) is already installed on Japanese warships.
The Kremlin refuses to accept the assurances of Japan that the Aegis Ashore system is designed to protect against enemy missile attacks (North Korean ballistic missiles). About this, the author recalls, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova 28 December 2017 of the year. According to her, the decision of the Japanese government to deploy the American anti-missile defense system Aegis Ashore "causes deep regret and serious concern." “Whatever the arguments and motives,” the analyst quotes Zakharov, “it is clear that the deployment of these systems is another step towards the creation of a full-fledged Asia-Pacific regional segment of the global US missile defense system.” It should be borne in mind that the systems are equipped with universal rocket launchers, and this means that they can be used as a shock weapon. And in practice this means another violation of the INF Treaty by the United States, this time with the assistance of Japan.
In this regard, Moscow believes that this step of Japan goes against the efforts to establish peace and stability in the region. Moreover, the actions of Tokyo run counter to the task of building confidence between Russia and Japan and will affect the overall atmosphere of bilateral relations, including negotiations relating to a peace treaty.
In November last year, further writes MK Badrakumar, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly expressed the hope that Japan would reconsider its alliance with the United States - this is the condition of a peace treaty.
The current decree of Prime Minister Medvedev, signed earlier than the scheduled meeting of deputy foreign ministers of the two countries to discuss cooperation "in disputed Kuril territories", means, apparently, the extinction of the Kremlin’s hopes for Japan to pursue an independent foreign policy.
There are other reasons for Moscow’s strengthening of the “defense lines” in the Sakhalin region, a military expert said. The reasons for this are well known: growing tensions over North Korea, the buildup of the US military potential in the Far East, and the new cold war between the United States and Russia. By the way, Moscow is working on a plan to create in the region a new naval base for submarines.
It is clear that in such conditions the Russian-Japanese peace treaty becomes an even more vague prospect, Badrakumar sums up. This will have "serious consequences for the dynamic development of energy in East Asia in the near future." As a result, in the trilateral diplomacy (Russia, China, Japan) Tokyo will be at a disadvantage.
It's funny, we note that quite recently, at the end of January 2018, right on the threshold of Medvedev’s decree, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe once again said about the great potential of Russian-Japanese relations, out of habit, turning to the "territorial issue". “We will deepen the Japanese-Russian relations, further promoting the plan of cooperation in eight areas, joint economic activities on the four northern islands. [...] Having solved the territorial issue, we will conclude a peace treaty with Russia. ”
Now it is clear that Tokyo prefers to “deepen” not Japanese-Russian ties, but Japanese-American ones. What causes opposition in the form of D. Medvedev’s decrees. The opposition is logical, since Moscow constantly states that the question of the ownership of the southern Kuril Islands does not exist: it is closed. There is no sense in discussing Russia's sovereignty.
The current position of the Kremlin is known not only in Russia, but also in Japan. Surely something about this heard and Shinzo Abe. Here it is: following the Second World War, the Kuril Islands became part of the USSR. The Russian Federation is the successor of the USSR. Point.
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