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Moscow sends missiles near Pacific islands claimed by Japan. Japan wants to exploit the oil and natural gas resources lying below the surface in Antarctica
https://apnews.com/article/europe-r...9c82/gallery/76a066f19e864dfa9ce62647d326b257
MOSCOW (AP) — The Muscovite military has deployed coastal defense missile systems near the Kuril Islands, a Pacific chain also claimed by Japan. The move appeared intended to underline Moscow’s firm stance in the dispute.
....Japan asserts territorial rights to the four southernmost islands of the Kuril chain and calls them Northern Territories. The Stalinist Soviet Union took the islands in the final days of World War II, and the dispute has kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.
Russia sends missiles near Pacific islands claimed by Japan
The Russian military has deployed coastal defense missile systems near the Kuril Islands, a Pacific chain also claimed by Japan.
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