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EU Calls for Peaceful Resolution After Putin Visits Disputed Islands Near Japan

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  LN24 / 2 weeks
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The European Union has called for a peaceful resolution to the long-running territorial dispute between Russia and Japan after Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first reported visit to the disputed Kuril Islands. Putin visited Iturup, known as Etorofu in Japan, on August 13, touring a school, hospital and fish-processing facility. The island is administered […]