Japan Protests as Putin Visits Disputed Islands
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Kuril Islands was ‘absolutely unacceptable.’
TL;DR
- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup, a disputed island in the southern Kuril Islands, on August 13th.
- This was Putin's first visit to Iturup, which is claimed by Japan but controlled by Russia.
- Tokyo strongly condemned the visit, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calling it 'absolutely unacceptable.'
- Putin visited local facilities and met with regional governor Valery Limarenko.