{
  "id": 777958,
  "title": "Iturup: Putin visits island claimed by Japan shortly before war anniversary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/iturup-putin-besucht-von-japan-beanspruchte-insel-kurz-vor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:35:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/video/politik/iturup-putin-besucht-von-japan-beanspruchte-insel-kurz-vor-kriegsjahrestag/100247136.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two days before the anniversary of Japan's 1945 surrender, the Russian president has visited the Pacific island of Iturup. Japan's prime minister criticised the visit as \"absolutely unacceptable\". The island has been administered by Russia since 1945.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Putin’s Kuril visit revives WW2 dispute with Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/putins-kuril-visit-revives-ww2-dispute-with-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T17:10:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}