Russian Diplomat: Tokyo Has Joined the Western Russophobic Campaign

The Russian Chargé d’Affaires in Japan Gennady Ovechko said on June 10 that “we note with regret the further deterioration in Japan’s attitude toward Russia. We see that Tokyo has not only joined the Russophobic campaign orchestrated by the West, but is also trying to lead the ‘supporters of democracy'—including as the chair country of the G7—to increase pressure on Moscow and support the Kiev regime.” Ovechko, speaking at a reception dedicated to Russia Day, warned that “such short-sighted confrontational behavior certainly cannot go without countermeasures, which may be very deeply felt by Russia’s detractors.” He advised that “the West is not at all focused on artificially supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. [The country] is merely a tool and expendable material in the hands of NATO. Now the U.S. and its allies are not concealing their true intentions—to achieve the disintegration and destruction of our country,” he said.