Tokyo has rebuked the US president for his comments, saying they lacked “an accurate understanding” of the country Japan has pushed back against US President Joe Biden’s claim that Tokyo’s economic woes stem from a national dislike of foreigners, putting the remarks down to a lack of knowledge, Jiji news agency has reported.
Only a change in Washington can influence Moscow’s decision to suspend its participation in New START, the foreign ministry says Russia will return to full compliance with the New START treaty only if Washington abandons its hostile policy towards Moscow, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has stated.
The development comes amid a US-led operation against Yemen’s Houthi militants, who have been attacking commercial ships recently Iran’s Alborz destroyer crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea on Monday, the country’s state-run IRNA and Tasnim news agencies have reported. The deployment followed a deadly encounter between US warships and Yemen’s Houthi militants…