5 Russian navy ships enter Sea of Japan after circling around Japan

Five Russian navy ships entered the Sea of Japan through the Tsushima Strait in the country's southwest having previously formed a flotilla with five Chinese ships that had sailed around most of the Japanese archipelago, the Defense Ministry said Monday.The ministry is analyzing what is behind the latest development. The 10 Russian and Chinese ships are believed to include vessels that took part in a joint drill conducted by the two countries in the Sea of Japan in mid-October, according to the ministry.Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted five Russian navy ships sailing in a northea…READ FULL ARTICLE