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Russian bombers ‘buzz’ US aircraft carrier

February 13, 2008

This weekend Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers violated Japanese airspace and then, in their most audacious flight for a fair few years, went on to ‘buzz’ the US Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz. Not just once – twice.

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Khalkhin-Gol: The forgotten battle that shaped WW2

January 21, 2008

In August 1939, just weeks before Hitler invaded Poland, the Soviet Union and Japan fought the largest tank battle the world had ever seen

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Russian submariners rescued

August 7, 2005

As I mentioned at the tail-end of yesterday’s post (here), the Russian Priz mini submarine stranded on the floor of the Pacific Ocean has been rescued.  All seven crewmembers are reported to be in good condition.  They’ll still need to undergo medical examiniation but, judging by this picture, they were fit enough to walk down [...]

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Russian sub still trapped – rescue underway

August 6, 2005

A Russian mini-submarine with a full complement of seven sailors remains trapped on the floor of the Pacific ocean for a second day.  The Russian Navy has reportedly begun its rescue mission, attaching cables to the submarine in an attempt to either lift it and/or tug it to shallower waters.   Interfax reports that the operation [...]

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Russian mini-sub rescue mission

August 5, 2005

A multi-national mission involving ships from the Russian, Japanese and American navies is underway to rescue seven Russian sailors, trapped in a mini-submarine off the Kamchatka Peninsula:
The Priz submersible became caught in a fishing net and sank to a depth of 190m (620ft) off the Kamchatka peninsula.
[...] The vessel is too deep to allow [...]

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Practical Russo-Japanese co-operation

February 15, 2005

While there is much hype about the increasingly close relationship between Russia and China, media coverage of Russo-Japanese relations tend to focus almost exclusively on the lack of a post-WW2 peace treaty between the two and the future of the Kurile Islands, which Russia currently controls but both states claim.
This NYT article, however, shows that, [...]

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