Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has arrived on Sakhalin Island to observe the final stage of Russian Pacific Fleet exercises, declare that Russia faces threats in the region and issue a fresh round of threats.
Putin on the Varyag missile cruiser. Photo: RIA Novosti
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has arrived on Sakhalin Island to observe the final stage of Russian Pacific Fleet exercises, declare that Russia faces threats in the region and issue a fresh round of threats.
Source: Russian propaganda agencies TASS, RIA Novosti and Interfax
Details: Putin is reported to have arrived in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and subsequently been aboard the missile cruiser Varyag.
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