{
  "id": 776104,
  "title": "Sybiha condemns Putin's visit to Etorofu, expresses Ukraine's solidarity with Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/sybiha-condemns-putins-visit-to-etorofu-expresses-ukraines-solidarity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4153887-sybiha-condemns-putins-visit-to-etorofu-expresses-ukraines-solidarity-with-japan.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Sybiha condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Etorofu, calling for international condemnation of the provocative act. He expressed Ukraine's solidarity with Japan's stance on the Northern Territories, emphasizing that Japan's sovereignty over the islands is rooted in historical facts and international law.\n\nThe dispute stems from the 1855 Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation, which Japan asserts gives it control over the Southern Kuril Islands, including Etorofu. However, Russia maintains that the Kuril Islands were ceded to the Soviet Union following World War II.\n\nIn a show of support, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi protested to Russia after Putin's visit to Etorofu. He stressed that the territories are an integral part of Japan both historically and under international law. The Japanese government recently reinstated the term \"illegally occupied\" in its annual Diplomatic Bluebook to describe the Northern Territories.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned Vladimir Putin's provocative visit to the Japanese island of Etorofu and expressed Ukraine's solidarity with Japan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-pays-his-first-visit-to-pacific-island-chain-claimed-by-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:32:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Vladimir Putin's first visit to disputed Pacific islands draws Tokyo protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/vladimir-putins-first-visit-to-disputed-pacific-islands-draws-tokyo",
        "published": "2026-08-13T16:40:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}