Russia Conducts Missile Drills Near Islands Disputed With Japan
· World · Bloomberg, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal
Russia held a rare missile exercise in the Far East involving both naval vessels and a land-based launcher. The drills took place near the Kuril Islands, a territory currently under Russian control but claimed by Japan as the Northern Territories. The exercise follows a period of heightened friction between Moscow and Tokyo, particularly since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The report does not specify the exact type of missiles tested or the duration of the military activity. Japan has long sought the return of the islands, which were seized by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II.
Why it matters
The military activity escalates tensions in the Kuril Islands, complicating long-standing diplomatic efforts between Russia and Japan to resolve their territorial dispute.
Read the original report — Bloomberg
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