Putin Visited Islands Taken From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo

The New York Times | Aug. 13, 2026, 6:37 p.m. | Original
President Vladimir Putin of Russia visited the Kuril Islands on Thursday for the first time since they were seized from Japan at the end of World War II.
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