Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo

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Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Pacific island chain under Russian control but claimed by Japan. His visit to Iturup included stops at a fish plant, hospital, and school, prompting a formal protest from Tokyo.

AP —  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for the first time visited the Kuril Islands, a Russian-controlled Pacific island chain also claimed by Japan, in a move that drew a protest from Tokyo. Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the chain’s southernmost islands. He also briefly spoke … The post Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo appeared first on Egypt Independent.