The US nuclear submarine did not enter Russian territorial waters. This was stated by the press secretary of the Indo-Pacific Command of the US Armed Forces Kyle Reines. "There is no truth in the statements of the Russian sid
Tokyo [Japan], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government has expressed its objection to Russia regarding the scheduled live-fire military drills close to the South Kuril Islands, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday.
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The Japanese government has expressed its objection to Russia regarding the scheduled live-fire military drills close to the South Kuril Islands, Japanese Chief
For the first time, the Russian coastal defence missile systems have been dispatched near Pacific islands also claimed by Japan.
Russia moved the Bastion mobile defence system to Matua, a deserted volcanic island in the middle of the Kuril Island chain. Japan claims four of the southernmost islands.
Matua is an inhabited landmass near the centre of the Kuril Islands.
After World War II, the Soviet Union took control of the islands. Earlier, it was the home of a large Japanese base. It is now the focus of Russian efforts to boost military presence in the Pacific.