Putin Claims Russian Sovereignty over Kuril Islands Confirmed
Tokyo, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)--Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Wednesday that international documents confirm the Kuril Islands, including the four islands that Japan calls its Northern Territories, as Russian territory, according to Russia's state-run Tass news agency. While inspecting Russian naval drills in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the Russian Far East, Putin reportedly stated that...
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