Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup, the largest of the Southern Kuril Islands, on Thursday, over which Russia and Japan have a long-standing territorial dispute. Tokyo responded to the visit with a sharp diplomatic protest. aktuality.sk ↗
Iturup is located in the archipelago between the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Southern Kuril Islands have been the subject of dispute since the period following World War II. Russia controls them, while Japan has long claimed territorial rights to them. According to available information, this was Putin's first visit to these disputed islands. hnonline.sk ↗
The Russian state agency TASS reported on the visit. The Japanese government announced that it strongly protests against the visit, as it views it as an encroachment on its territorial claims. The visit comes during Putin's trip across the Russian Far East and has symbolic significance, as Moscow is thereby emphasizing its control over the territory. irozhlas.cz ↗
The dispute over the Southern Kurils remains one of the long-standing obstacles in relations between Moscow and Tokyo. The latest diplomatic protest suggests that the visit could further deepen tensions between the two countries and reduce the space for political dialogue on the status of the islands. forum24.cz ↗
Putin Visits Disputed Iturup, Tokyo Files Protest
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Putin navštívil sporné Kurilské ostrovy, Japonsko protestuje
teraz.sk
| 08:44 13.08.
Vladimir Putin navštívil Kurilské ostrovy, Japonsko reaguje ostrým diplomatickým protestom
aktuality.sk
| 08:06 13.08.
Putin pobouřil Japonce: Při cestě po Dálném východě navštívil i sporné Kurilské ostrovy
blesk.cz
| 07:03 13.08.
Putin na Kurilách. Ruský prezident poprvé navštívil místo sporu s Japonskem
denik.cz
| 06:54 13.08.
Putin na Ďalekom východe: Šéf Kremľa prvýkrát navštívil Kurilské ostrovy, ktoré si nárokuje Rusko aj Japonsko
hnonline.sk
| 06:51 13.08.
Ruská provokace. Putin navštívil Kurily, o něž Moskva vede spor s Japonskem
forum24.cz
| 08:21 13.08.
Putin dorazil na sporné ostrovy a vyslal Japonsku jasný odkaz: Územia sa nevzdáme
kultura.pravda.sk
| 07:12 13.08.
Putin přicestoval na Kurilské ostrovy. ‚Proti návštěvě důrazně protestujeme,‘ oznámila japonská vláda
irozhlas.cz
| 07:55 13.08.
Putin poprvé navštívil Kurily, o něž se Rusko pře s Japonskem. Tokio protestuje
lidovky.cz
| 07:07 13.08.
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