イージス方針変更でも懸念　「ミサイル到達」とロシア外相

　【モスクワ時事】ロシアのラブロフ外相は１８日、日本政府が導入を断念した陸上配備型迎撃ミサイルシステム「イージス・アショア」の代替策として、昨年１２月に「イージス・システム搭載艦」を新造する方針を決めたことに関し、日本海からミサイルを発射すれば「ロシアの領土のかなりの部分に到達できる」と述べ、ロシアの懸念は変わらないとする認識を表明した。年初のオンライン記者会見で語った。（2021/01/18-21:59）

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered a view Monday that Russia remains worried after Japan decided last month to build Aegis system-equipped destroyers as a substitute for an Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system, whose introduction has been abandoned.
   A missile fired from the Sea of Japan can reach a sizable portion of Russian territory, Lavrov told an online press conference.
   During Tokyo-Moscow peace treaty negotiations, including talks on their territorial row over four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands, Russia repeatedly expressed concerns over Japan's plan at the time to introduce the Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system, saying such a system is a potential threat for Russia as it can be converted for use to make attacks.
   Touching on Japan's policy shift in Monday's press conference, Lavrov said Russia's concerns continue as long as Japan is allied with the United States, which regards Russia as an enemy.
   Lavrov also said Russia has not received a reply from Japan about security-related concerns expressed by Moscow during the peace treaty negotiations with Tokyo.