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Russia lodges protest with Japan over US Typhoon missile deployment

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 18). Russia lodges protest with Japan over US Typhoon missile deployment. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/russia-lodges-protest-with-japan-over-us-typhoon-missile-deployment/article_7901903c-bf62-5c76-a3ae-d29f4dee3823.html

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Russia has formally protested to Japan over the latter's decision to host American-made Typhoon missile systems on the island of Kyushu. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a note earlier this month expressing concern that these weapons pose a threat to Russia’s security and regional stability, and it called for their removal.
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Russia's Foreign Ministry lodged a formal protest with Japan in early December over the deployment of U.S.-made medium-range missile systems, called Typhoon (though possibly mistakenly referred to as Typhon), on the island of Kyushu. The Russian government contends that these missiles pose a threat to its security and destabilize the region, demanding their removal. This action highlights growing tensions between Russia and Japan amid increased military activity in the area by U.S.-led forces.

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The Foreign Ministry said its note of protest, which was issued earlier this month, warned Tokyo that the deployment of the U.S. Typhon missile systems on the island of Kyushu threatens Russia’s security, regional peace, and stability and urged their removal.
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2026-09-19 · Toronto Star
Russia lodges protest with Japan over US Typhoon missile deployment · assertive framing

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it has made a formal protest to Japan over its decision to host U.S.-made medium-range missile systems that Moscow sees as a threat. asserted
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The Foreign Ministry said its note of protest, which was issued earlier this month, warned Tokyo that the deployment of the U.S. Typhon missile systems on the island of Kyushu threatens Russia’s security, regional peace, and stability and urged their removal. asserted
deployment → say → removal
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