States that acquire arms from Russia have no right to donate them without Moscow’s approval, the foreign minister stressed Moscow has become aware of several cases of Western powers asking certain countries to secretly donate Russian-made weaponry to Kiev for use in the Ukraine conflict, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

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Japanese and South Korean troops joined US forces for missile defense drills off the coast of Hawaii, the first time the three countries have done so in several years. The Pentagon said the war games were meant to respond to “challenges” posed by North Korea.