sent a submission to russia calling for the exclusion of the region of the southern islands of the kuril ridgezone of planned military exercises, said this. deputy general secretary cabinet of japan and gihika and sazaki. let me remind you that we are talking about a strategic doctrine. vostok 2022 will be held from august 30 to september 5. eh, how can one comment on this statement from the japanese side. similar dimash from the japanese side they represent something new for us they are being undertaken. uh regularly, as soon as we exercise within our sovereignty. e over the southern kuriles, certain actions in the defense of the economic or some other sphere. eh, similar. uh, dimash are groundless, first of all, and meaningless. e are groundless, because the south kuril islands legally passed to the soviet union and russia following the results of the second world war. uh, in accordance with the agreements between the allied powers , russia's sovereignty over these territories. eh, undeniable and that's in the light of these circumstances. uh, similar hmm appeals. let's just say the japanese