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Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire

TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island close to Japan on Thursday, drawing strong condemnation from Tokyo. The island, known in Russia as Iturup and in Japan as Etorofu,

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Putin angers Japan with visit to islands seized by Soviet Union in WWII

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Putin's First Trip to the Pacific Island Chain Claimed by Japan Draws a Protest From Tokyo

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Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo

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.

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Putin’s Visit to Disputed Island Adds to Pressure on Japan

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Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo

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Tokyo issues angry response as Putin makes his first visit to the disputed Kuril islands

The Soviet Union took the strategically located volcanic archipelago north of Hokkaido in the final days of World War II, and has maintained a military presence there ever since.

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Japan protests Putin's Kuril Islands visit, former president Medvedev calls them "Russian land" and threatens consequences

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Japan strongly protests Putin’s first visit to disputed islands as Russian president tours fish factory

Putin, Russia and Merchant vessel

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Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if ‌European countries start to seize Russian merchant vessels and the commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet said his forces w...

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Putin Threatens Retaliation for Western Seizures of Russian Commercial Vessels

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Moscow says it knows where Western ships sail as Putin threatens to seize vessels

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Russia threatens to seize British ships

Vladimir Putin has threatened to seize British vessels in retaliation for European operations against Russia’s shadow fleet.

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Putin Threatens Retaliation Over EU Moves to Seize Russian Ships

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Britain defends seizing Putin’s shadow fleet tankers fuelling Ukraine war after tyrant threatened to ‘respond in kind’

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Tensions soar as Putin makes ‘piracy’ dig and threatens to seize UK ships

Speaking while supervising naval exercises in eastern Russia, Mr Putin hit out at “piracy and robbery” from Britain and the EU.

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Russia threatens to attack 'hostile' ships after vessels detained

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Putin threatens to ‘retaliate’ in kind if EU seizes shadow fleet vessels

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Japan condemns Putin’s visit to disputed islands

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that also is claimed by Japan, which voiced a diplomatic protest over the trip. Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a ...

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