How did the Russo-Japanese War end?

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The massive Battles of Mukden and Tsushima strained the resources of both Russia and Japan, so, when U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt offered to mediate a peace settlement, both parties agreed. In September 1905 they signed the Treaty of Portsmouth, in which Russia recognized Japan as the dominant power in East Asia.