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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia to raise military presence on disputed Kuril islands
2016-05-28
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Russia said Friday it was taking unprecedented measures to upgrade its military presence on the far-eastern Kuril islands claimed by Japan, including plans to set up a new base on an uninhabited island.

Colonel-General Sergei Surovikin, commander of the eastern military district, announced the launch of "unprecedented measures to develop military infrastructure in the area", the defence ministry said in a statement.

He said Russia was taking the steps to "exclude the emergence of even the smallest risks."

Russia has military bases on the Kuril Pacific archipelago, while Japan claims four of the islands in a dispute that has simmered since World War II, preventing the countries ever signing a peace treaty.

Soviet troops seized the four at the end of World War II just after Japan surrendered.

Surovikin listed the measures being taken as "a planned rearmament of the formations and units and boosting the level of social protection for all categories of serving soldiers and their family members."

Russia earlier this month sent six ships from its Pacific Ocean naval fleet on an expedition to an uninhabited island in the archipelago called Matua.

Surovikin said Friday "the main aim of the expedition is to study the possibility of future basing of Pacific Fleet forces there".

"The eastern outpost of Russia, particularly Sakhalin Island and the Kuril islands provide unconditional guarantees of security and the territorial integrity of our country," he said.

Matua is not one of the four islands in the chain claimed by Japan and is closer to Russia.

Russian television showed army tents set up on the island as well as a fat merchantman landing military vehicles.

Troops have set up a field camp and organised water and electricity supplies and communications, Surovikin said.
Posted by:Fred

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Or parlour with no Pianola,
Trans men without boobies,
And idols sans rubies:
A Burg without Joe Mendiola.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2016-05-28 23:32  

#2  Good to see you back Joe. You're a capital guy.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-28 22:42  

#1  Again, IMO Russia fears or knows a war for PLA-centric strategic access is likely to occur in the near future, moreso given China's response vee the PLA agz the Bammer's moves in the South China Sea, e.g. the new basing or forward deployment of Chinese PLAN nuclear submarines in waters claimed by US Allies + China's new demand that Taiwan assert or accede to a deadline for formal reunificaion wid the mainland. Russia in particular fears a Sino-Nippon battle for control of Sakhalin.

The Bammer + OWG Globalist agenda of taking no action = so-called "Minimalism" in any US direct action ala Foreign Policy is more likely than not to carry over into the Post-Bammer successor POTUS Admin NO MATTER WHOM WINS THE 2016 POTUS NOMINATION + ELECTION.

POTUS HILLARY'S "STATUS QUO", OR POTUS TRUMP'S "US ALLIES MUST PAY FOR US SECURITY/DEFENSE", MAMA RUSSIA KOWS CINA WANTS ITS STRATEGIC ACCESS FOR THE PLA IN THE EAST CHINA SEA = NE ASIA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-05-28 22:14