{
  "id": 670754,
  "title": "Putin Claims Russian Sovereignty over Kuril Islands Confirmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/putin-claims-russian-sovereignty-over-kuril-islands-confirmed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:57:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081200787/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}