Russia has called on Japan to withdraw U.S.-made Typhon ground-based missile systems deployed on its territory, warning that the move threatens regional security and bilateral relations.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow had formally protested Tokyo over the deployment of the U.S.-made Typhon missile launchers, which are designed to fire intermediate- and short-range missiles.

According to Zakharova, Russia delivered an official diplomatic note to the Japanese side in both Moscow and Tokyo on September 3 following the deployment of the missile systems on Japan's Kyushu Island.

Zakharova said Russia had repeatedly expressed its concerns over the deployment, arguing that the systems pose a threat to Russia's national security as well as peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

She stressed that Moscow considers the forward deployment of the Typhon systems on Japanese territory unacceptable regardless of the stated purpose, duration or operational status of the deployment.

Russia has demanded that Japan end the deployment and remove the missile systems from its territory.

Zakharova also said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko reiterated Moscow's position during a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto on September 16, urging Tokyo to take the contents of Russia's diplomatic protest "with the utmost seriousness."

The Typhon system, developed by the United States, is capable of launching SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles and has become a key element of Washington's efforts to strengthen its military posture in the Indo-Pacific region.

Its deployment has drawn strong criticism from Russia, which argues that the system undermines strategic stability and could trigger further military tensions in Northeast Asia.(ILKHA)