USA and Japan flags in TokyoTOKYO Feb 2Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a telephone conversation during which they discussed the latest North Korean missile tests, the strengthening of the Japanese-American alliance, and the situation around Ukraine. «The ministers share serious concerns about North Korea's nuclear and missile program, including including the launch of a ballistic missile on January 30, unanimously agreeing that such actions pose a threat to the peace and stability of Japan, the region and the entire international community.The parties also agreed on close coordination between Japan and the United States, as well as between Japan, the United States and South Korea with the goal of the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with the provisions of the UN Security Council resolutions,” the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a press release. The ministers also noted the importance of “strengthening the deterrent and response capabilities of the Japan-US alliance against the backdrop of growing security tensions in the region.” «In addition, ministers while monitoring with particular concern the build-up of Russia's military potential in the regions bordering Ukraine, we reaffirmed our support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as our intention to continue to work closely on this aspect,» the document says. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern in connection with the alleged intensification of «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the West and Ukraine of escalation, stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and that it is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. As previously stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the information hysteria of the US and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. to the myth of Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine
