Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo
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Key context: <p>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 …</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com/putin-pays-his-first-visit-to-pacific-island-chain-claimed-by-japan-drawing-a-protest-from-tokyo/">Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com">Egypt Independent</a>.</p> This development from egyptindependent.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
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.
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