Project Sword
According to "CCTV News", on December 27, local time, Russian spokesperson Zakharova declared"The Japanese side has lost control of the **, and Washington can now do whatever it wants with these **, without ruling out the possibility that (Japan's) Patriot missiles will eventually enter Ukraine", such a scenario will "be interpreted as a clear hostile action against Russia and will have serious consequences for Japan in the Russian-Japanese bilateral relationship".
According to public reports, Russia does not seem to have taken any strong measures, such as military deterrence in the Far East, but Japan, as an important member of the "G7", has continuously provided economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, strengthened sanctions against Russia, and began indirect military assistance to Ukraine.
Earlier, to be precise, on December 22, Japan revised the "Three Principles for the Transfer of Defense Equipment" and the use of guidelines to allow the "Patriot" air defense missiles manufactured in Japan to the United States, Japan has been producing this kind of ammunition in accordance with the license, analysts believe that the "Patriot" air defense missiles given to the United States by Japan will be used to replenish the US military inventory, so that the Pentagon can send more stocks of "Patriot" air defense missiles to Ukraine to help Ukraine resist Russian air strikes and attack Russian fighters.
After threatening Japan in the East, Russia in turn "threatened" Finland in the West.
The Observer Network "quoted RIA Novosti as saying that Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, declared in an interview with the agencyIn Russia's view, there is nothing to be gained from Finland's accession to NATO, and given its geographical location, Finland will bear the brunt of a conflict between Russia and NATO. "They used to live quietly and peacefully, but in the end they suddenly became caught between Russia and NATO as members of NATO".
Ulyanov also said that Moscow traditionally considers neighboring Finland to be a "neutral, generally friendly country." However, Finland's accession to NATO prompted Russia to take steps in response, including the decision to recreate the Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts. "I just don't understand how Finland can benefit from ......If there is any intensification, Finland will suffer first. The defense agreement signed between Finland and the United States, which allows the US military to use Finnish military facilities and store ** ammunition, "is already a serious challenge."
Finland is now a full member of NATO, according to the defense cooperation agreement signed with the United States, the US military will soon be stationed in Finland, and even in the future Finland is likely to change the relevant laws to allow the US military to deploy tactical nuclear ** in Finland like Turkey and other countries, although Moscow knows that NATO is a defensive military organization, and also understands that no country or organization dares to take the initiative to attack Russia, a nuclear power, but in the eyes of many Russians, the appearance of the US military in Finland is undoubtedly a major threat to Russia.
Since the end of World War II, Finland has remained neutral, even in the Cold War era, when the nuclear shadow was at its thickest. But as the Kremlin launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine, perhaps aware of the difficult situation that Ukraine is not a member of NATO and cannot receive direct military support from NATO, the hearts of the Finns have changed strongly, and without even holding a referendum, they chose to abandon their neutrality for decades, join NATO, and invite the United States to station.
Not only Finland and Japan, but most of Russia's land and maritime neighbors, and even the traditional spheres of influence in Central Asia, Transcaucasia and other regions, have undergone changes that are clearly unfavorable to Russia, of course, the Kremlin does not consider this to be its own fault, "everything is the enemy's conspiracy", it is all the fault of the United States and other Western countries, geopolitical masters never make mistakes, they are all "the world bears me!".”