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

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

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Russian President Putin visited Iturup, a Pacific island claimed by Japan, including local facilities such as a fish plant and a hospital. The visit sparked protests from Tokyo amid ongoing territorial disputes over the Kuril Islands.

Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the chain's southernmost islands

World Security Politics Putin Iturup Kuril Islands Japan territorial dispute Pacific island protest hospital

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