Putin watches Russian navy drills off Russia's Sakhalin Island
Last updated: 32 minutes ago Footage released by Russian state television showed President Vladimir Putin aboard the missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, watching live‑fire naval exercises and an underwater explosion off Russia’s Far East.
Putin’s and the naval drills reinforce Russia’s territorial claims and military presence in the region, sending a clear message to Japan and its Western allies.
The Kuril Islands have been disputed by Russia and Japan since 1945, when the Soviet Union seized the archipelago.
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