PACIFIC HEATS UP: Russia Flexes Warships Near Japan as Putin Sounds Alarm

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Putin is warning Japan as Russia flexes its Pacific Fleet. Is a new Russia-Japan flashpoint emerging in the Pacific? What You Need to Know: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Japan of taking an increasingly hostile military position toward Russia. Putin says Russia does not threaten Japan, but argues that Tokyo maintains territorial claims over the disputed Kuril Islands. The warning comes as Russia conducts major Pacific Fleet exercises across the Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk and northwestern Pacific. Russia's Pacific Fleet commander has accused Japan of pursuing “open militarisation”, pointing to higher defence spending and debate over Japan's post-war military restrictions. Putin also says NATO is expanding into the Asia-Pacific, adding another layer to the growing strategic competition. The Kuril Islands, Sakhalin and surrounding waters are central to the military geography of the dispute. Japan has previously protested Russian military exercises near the disputed islan

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