Why did Putin just visit territory embroiled in decades-long Japan-Russia dispute? | DW News
Published August 13, 2026
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Why did Vladimir Putin visit the disputed Kuril Islands, and why has it triggered such a sharp reaction from Japan? The controversial trip has reignited one of Asia's longest-running territorial disputes. Alex Forrest Whiting speaks to Jeffrey Hall from Kanda University of International Studies in Tokyo, and to Natasha…
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