The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said Russia is "closely" monitoring Japan's actions in the defense sphere and urged Japan to heed the lessons of history.

The ministry posted footage of Japan's 1945 surrender on the social media platform X.

In the same post, it said, "If Tokyo wishes to avoid repeating the mistakes of 1945, it should heed the lessons of history and rely on the still-valid pacifist provisions of its own Constitution."

A spokesperson for the ministry on Thursday slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, saying Japan has not yet acknowledged its mistakes 80 years after the end of World War Two.

"Eighty years have passed, and Japan still refuses to recognize the results of World War Two, as enshrined in international law," spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a daily press conference.

A number of countries loudly declare their commitment to the one-China principle but at the same time continue to cynically escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait and obstruct the peaceful reunification of China, she said.

They supply weapons to the island, actively strengthen military and political contact, promote separatist sentiments and use the Chinese province of Taiwan as an instrument of pressure and geopolitical containment of the People's Republic of China, the spokesperson said.

Zakharova noted that Russia's position on the Taiwan question is well known and has not changed. "The Russian side recognizes that Taiwan is an integral part of China and opposes the island's independence in any form," she said.

The Taiwan question is China's internal affair, and China has every legitimate reason to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, she added.

Russia, as a true friend and reliable partner of China in the international arena, is ready to continue to provide firm mutual support to China on issues related to sovereignty and territorial integrity, including the Taiwan question, she noted.

Zakharova said on Tuesday Japan's current leader should learn from history and refrain from making dangerous statements regarding Taiwan.

"It would be good if those politicians who come to govern Japan remember this, understand where irresponsible statements lead, and refrain from making them," she said.

(With input from Xinhua)

(Cover: A file photo of Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. /VCG)