Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on statements by Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki
29 July 2022 19:13
1572-29-07-2022
We noted the statements made by Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki at a news conference on July 28. Leaving aside his attempt to lodge yet another inappropriate protest against our activities on our own land, we must say that we were perplexed to hear that Japan "demands the exclusion" of the South Kuril Islands from the zone of Russian military exercises.
We have to remind him again of a generally accepted truth - the South Kuril Islands are an inalienable part of the territory of the Russian Federation, and sovereignty over them is beyond doubt and belongs to our country on lawful grounds based on the results of WWII.
Mr Isozaki has as much right to demand that the sun rise in the West rather than the East. Incidentally, we cannot rule out that the Fumio Kishida administration, which he represents, actually wants to see this happen, judging by its notorious obsession with showing solidarity with the United States and other countries of the Western camp.
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