# Japan summons Russian ambassador after Putin visits disputed islands

https://mins.news/en/video/21326

- CNA, 2026-08-13 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqzSzNWMxgE

> Japan has protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to islands also claimed by Tokyo. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called his trip to the Kurils, known in Japan as the Northern Territories, “unacceptable”. Japan and Russia both claim four of the islands, and the countries have yet to sign a formal post-war peace treaty.

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