Russian Ambassador to Tokyo Mikhail Galusin pointed out that “Tokyo’s reaction to the detention of the Japanese Consul General in Vladivostok, including a request for an apology, is “unjustified” because the Japanese diplomat violated Russian law and the Vienna Convention.”

In response to voices calling for an apology from the Japanese side, he noted that Moscow obviously has grounds to demand an apology from Tokyo, that “the Japanese diplomat acted contrary to his status, violating our legislation and the Vienna Convention. Instead, the Russian side has grounds for a strong protest, which was announced yesterday, and there is also every reason to demand an apology for this behavior of the Japanese diplomat and to prevent similar actions by Japanese diplomats in Russia in the future.

Speaking about the expressed criticism of the actions of Russian law enforcement agencies during the detention of the Japanese diplomat, Galusin stressed that they “acted and acted on this occasion in strict accordance with Russian law.” “Therefore, I do not consider the claims of the Japanese logical and convincing,” he explained.

On Monday, the Russian FSB announced the arrest of the Japanese Consul General in Vladivostok, while receiving non-negotiable information about the impact of sanctions on the situation in Primorsky Krai. “The Federal Security Service for the Primorsky Territory stopped the espionage action of the Japanese Consul General in Vladivostok, Motoka Tatsunori,” the FSB said in a statement.