"This destroys the strategic balance in the world," Putin told a meeting with international media, the start of which was broadcast on state TV. In Alaska, and now in South Korea, elements of the anti-missile defence system are emerging. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said last year Russia planned to deploy some of its newest missile defence systems and drones to the islands, part of a drive to rearm military units already stationed there. "I don't agree that we are unilaterally starting to militarize these islands," said Putin. Tokyo and Moscow have long been locked in talks over the contested islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2017 15:22 UTC