WorldPutin spent decades offering Japan a Kuril Islands compromise. Why did he talk about Russians’ ‘genetic code of winners’ on his first visit?
Since taking power, Vladimir Putin had pursued a peace treaty with Japan while asserting Russian sovereignty over the Kuril Islands and citing the 1956 declaration as a basis for talks. After Japan joined Western sanctions in 2022, Russia halted negotiations and scaled back joint activities. Putin finally visited the islands on August 12, 2026, saying Russians possess a “genetic code of winners.”
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Putin spent decades offering Japan a Kuril Islands compromise. Why did he talk about Russians’ ‘genetic code of winners’ on his first visit?
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