# Japan slams Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands

https://mins.news/en/video/21438

- CNA, 2026-08-13 16:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBWX2QqfyDs

> Japan has called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands “unacceptable”. The programme also reports tributes from world leaders to former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and air-raid drills in Taiwan during the annual Han Kuang military exercises.

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