# Putin visits Kuril Islands for first time, drawing Japan’s fury

https://mins.news/en/video/22490

- BBC News, 2026-08-14 18:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHosyNuo8c

> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called Vladimir Putin’s first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands on Thursday “absolutely unacceptable.” Russian state media said Putin went to Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, one of four islands claimed by both Russia and Japan, whose dispute has lasted for decades.

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