# FACTBOX: Putin personally visits Kuril Islands for first time

https://mins.news/en/item/20957

- TASS, 2026-08-13 08:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2172243

> Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup during his trip to the Sakhalin Region, touring a fish-processing plant and a school before speaking with residents and meeting the regional governor. It was his first personal visit to the Kuril Islands. Japan lodged a “decisive protest” and reiterated its claim to the southern Kurils.

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