via Wall Street Journal on February 9, 2022
Russia’s military, natural gas make Japan cautious about U.S.-led sanctions
By Alastair Gale and Ann M. Simmons
Military analysts say control of the Kuril Island chain is important to Russia to ensure that its Pacific fleet, including its nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines, has uncontested access to the Pacific. Russia is also concerned about the increasing presence of North Atlantic ...