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( al RU Russia < ; < ; lclS s entrance into in- in into in into - to the Pacific Puc1f1c war wnr to the U S Sputtmg Sputtug Sputting puttmg puttug ) him hnn hirn in the position of ofhnvw hnvwmad having hnvw- hnvw havlrii ! - mad made < . two historic announcmnts announc an- an announct - nouncmnts nounct nounc ( m mints ( nt < ; within wlthm a fewduy fewdays few , duy daysIi days < ; Ii 11 Icclaring Icclarlng feclaring war on Japan Russian RueSian Rus Rue sian lan F reign Commissar Molotovsta Molotovstated Molotov sta stated ILd th thit it \ t the Reds Hf'ds Hfds ' had decided onhostilities onhostilities on hostilities as a meai meal mear s ' i for restoring restoringpLace restoringpeace restoringpeace pLace peace quickly In the Far For East otter after otterthe afterthe afterthe the N ppo eso esc ese bud hnd had turned down the theU theU theU U S 0 ; Uritish British itrilish and Chinese demand demandfor demandfor demandtor for unc nditiomi ndlllOn.l ndlllOnl ndttional . surrender at Pots Potsdam Potsdam Potsdam dam thus en ling Hng flag Moscow s role as asan asan asan an Intermt Interm intermc ( . iitry 11 Jj ii iry ICy try In the contHctWIth conflictWith conflict contHct conflictWith With the Russians Husslans possessing large largeforces largeforces largeforces forces along the Siberian border borderand borderand borderand and excellent locations for air bases basesfor basesfor basesfor for short nnge r"lnge rlnge singe " bombardment of the theJapanese theJapanese theJapanese Japanese homeland the Reds de declslon deciston decision clslon ciston to cr cm ' ss 'IS IS sw rds rd * with the Nip NIp- NIpponese Nipponese Nipponese - - ponese was expected to prove of In Invaluable invaluable Invaluable valuable assistance In shortening the thewar thewar thewar war Of the 4 " 000 000 men constitut constituting constituttag constltutIng ing tag the Japanese army 1 200 2M 250 000 000have 000have 000have have been reported massed In to Man Manchurla Manchuria Manchuria churla churia opposite Russian territory territorywith territorywith territorywith with another 900 000 000 atationed stationed atationedthroughout stationedthroughout stationedthroughout throughout ChinaHaving ChinaHaving China Having first Orst come to grips over 40 40years 40years 40year years * ago In the Orient Far For Eastern Easternrelations Easternrelations Easternrelation relations * between the two powers powershave powershave powershave have always remained touchy with withborder withborder withborder border clashes between Russian and andJapanese andJapanese andJapanese Japanese troops In 1939 1039 1930 threatening threateningto to explode In major conflict conftlct At that thattime thattime thattime time Marshal Gregory Zhukov wbo who wbowas whowas whowas was later to lead the Russian smash smashinto smashinto smashInto into Berlin Berlln commanded Red sol soldiers soldiers soldiers diers In th SiberiaAll SiberiaAB Siberia SiberiaAll All AB through the German Russian Russianwar Russianwar Russianwar war a Japanese attack on Russia s srear srear srear rear In Siberia was feared with the theNipponese theNipponese theNipponese Nipponese reportedly prepared to totake totake totake take the jump In 1842 1042 1942 before the theNazi theNazi theNazi Nazi s setback setback tback at Stalin Stalingrad grad inspired inspiredcaution inspiredcaution Inspiredcaution caution On the face Japanese-Russlan Japanese Russlan JapaneseRusalan JapaneseRusscan Japanese-Rus Japanese Rus - - alan scan relations were guided by the theneutrality th theneutrality @ neutrality pact of 1941 1041 which the theReds theReds theReds Reds signed with the German Germans Germansthreatening Germansthreatening . threatening their European front frontbut frontbut frontbut but with the Nazis licked Moscow Moscowy 1 1q 17Y q 7Y 41 + WyR , r y ; 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