Why Putin’s first Kuril Islands visit matters as Russia-Japan ties hit new low
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August 13, 2026
File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military exercise from the board of the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the disputed Kuril…