Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia was only operating on its own territory after Japan accused Moscow of a military buildup on a chain of islands in the Pacific, RIA news agency reported.
Reuters: Russia rebuffs Japan’s military buildup warning
This picture taken on Oct. 11, 2018 shows tourists visiting Cape Nosappu, a point on the Nemuro peninsula, Hokkaido prefecture, as the Habomai Islands are seen in the background.
