He noted that the relevant plans are being implemented by the Russian Ministry of Defense after agreement with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
"Russia is free to place on its territory those objects and in those regions of our country that it considers appropriate, this is our sovereign right, this is the right of any state," RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying.
On December 2, the press service of the Eastern Military District reported that the calculations of the coastal missile system "Bastion" of the Pacific Fleet for the first time took over duty on the Kuril island of Matua.
Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense Franz Klintsevich said that in the near future Russia would begin construction of a naval base on the Kuril Islands.
Why is Russia building a naval base in the Kuril Islands and how this will affect relations between Moscow and Tokyo - in the RT material.