Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo
Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AP AP — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for the first time ed the Kuril Islands, a Russian-controlled Pacific island chain also claimed by Japan, in a move that drew a protest from Tokyo.
Before coming to Iturup, the Russian president stopped on Sakhalin Island to attend the final part of the drills by Russia’s Pacific Fleet.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko at an airport in Kurilsk during a to the Kuril Islands on Thursday.
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