Russia Deploys Missiles On Disputed Island, Japan Alleges Bid To Stoke Tensions Amid Ukraine War

Russia has deployed mobile coastal defence missile systems on another Kuril island amid a decades-long territorial dispute with Japan. The Pacific Fleet’s Bastion systems with a range of up to 500 km (300 miles) have been deployed on the island of Paramushirthe. Russia & Japan have been in a dispute over ownership of four southernmost Kuril islands. Watch the video to find what led to the fresh provocation from Russia? 0:00 - INTRODUCTION 1:10 - JAPAN’S REACTION TO BASTION DEVELOPMENT 1:56 - KURIL DISPUTE BETWEEN JAPAN & RUSSIA 3:12 -TOKYO WORRIED OVER GROWING RUSSIA-CHINA TIES 3:58 - WAR DRILLS FLARE TENSIONS