Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands
🇷🇺 🇯🇵 Russian President Putin has made his first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, travelling to Iturup, one of four islands claimed by both Russia and Japan. Tokyo strongly protested the visit, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.”
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- Putin visits Kuril islands claimed by Japan for first time channelnewsasia.com
- Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire thejakartapost.com
- Japan PM says Putin’s visit to disputed islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’ kahawatungu.com
- Japan PM says Putin’s visit to disputed islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’ adomonline.com
- Japan protests against Putin visit to disputed islands bbc.co.uk
- Japan protests Putin’s visit to disputed islands qatar-tribune.com
- Medvedev threatens Japan with ‘terrible consequences’ over disputed Kuril Islands english.nv.ua
- Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo nytimes.com
