Today's Russia-Russia Summit Putin places importance on the security field, September 5th 4:43
At the Japan-Russia summit scheduled for the 5th, President Putin said that it would be essential to remove security concerns in negotiations over the northern territory, and the US decided to deploy ground-launched mid-range missiles in Asia. It seems to be an idea to confirm the position of the Japanese side about the motivation.
At this summit meeting between Russia and Russia, the Russian side is focusing on security issues.
Russia is a new interceptor missile system that Japan plans to introduce from the United States as the INF = medium-range nuclear missile abolition treaty expired last month and the United States is motivated to deploy ground-launched medium-range missiles in Asia. Concerns about Aegis Ashore are intensifying.
Russia sees "Aegis Ashore" as part of the US missile defense system aimed at neutralizing its nuclear forces and claims that it can be diverted to medium-range missile launchers.
President Putin seems to want to directly confirm the position of Japan on these security issues, and is determined to see how far Japan can exercise sovereignty and consider Russia's concerns, regardless of the intentions of the United States. is.
The Presidential Office of Russia announced its comments before the summit meeting, and said that one of the main themes is the strengthening of economic cooperation, including the development of gas fields in the Arctic Circle. It seems to reemphasize the need to build relationships of trust centered on the security and economic fields.