Why Putin is testing Japan’s limits with visit to contested Pacific islands
The Russian leader’s first visit to the disputed Kuril islands has exposed how far ties between Moscow and Tokyo have deteriorated, and why Japan has grown increasingly assertive in expanding its military capabilities.
Namita Singh writes
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