РФ detained a Japanese journalist and accused him of espionage

ФСБ detained a Japanese journalist in Sakhalin and accused him of espionage

This is reported by the Russian propaganda agency "РИА Новости".

ФСБ accuses journalist of working for Japanese special services

Federal Security Service РФ said that the correspondent of the Japanese newspaper "Хоккайдо Шімбун" was detained in the Sakhalin region on suspicion of espionage.

It claims that accredited to МЗС Russia correspondent "Хоккайдо Сімбун" in the city of South Sakhalin, who is a citizen of Japan, is suspected of espionage in the interests of one of the Japanese special services. He allegedly collected information about the defense of Russia.

ФСБ noted that the Japanese was detained the day before, which he was going to leave Russia. He has now been taken to Moscow.

Escalation in relations between Russia and Japan

12 August Russian dictator Володимир Путін arrived at Далекий Схід the Pacific Fleet Exercise Surveillance РФ. On a missile cruiser "Варяг" He said about attempts. НАТО "просочитися" to the Asia-Pacific region and to place new types of weapons there, and also accused Japan of imposing unprovoked sanctions against Russia "без аналізу причин конфлікту в Україні".

Despite the fact that Moscow allegedly has no claims to Tokyo, Путін stated that it is Japan that expresses claims on the Kuril Islands, although "вони закріплені за Росією в міжнародних документах як реалії після Другої світової війни".

Foreign Minister Японії Тошіміцу Мотеґі said he strongly protests the visit and stressed that the four Northern Territories, including Iturup Island, are Japanese territory both historically and under international law.

13 August head of МЗС Ukraine Андрій Сибіга called the visit of Володимира Путіна to the Russian-occupied Japanese island of Iturup a provocation and said that the Kremlin is applying the same imperial scenario that Ukraine already knows well from its own experience.