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Russia says its missile deployment to disputed Pacific islands shouldn’t hurt peace talks with Japan


Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/Poo/ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) – The deployment of Russian missile systems on the Kurile islands should not influence efforts to settle the long-running territorial dispute between Moscow and Tokyo over the islands, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Russian media reported on Tuesday that the Bastion and Bal anti-ship missile systems were now in operation on the Kurile islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean over which Russia and Japan have staked rival claims for 70 years.
Officials in Moscow and Tokyo say they are making a renewed push to resolve the dispute, and a planned visit to Japan in December by Russian …read more

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