Russia criticises Japan and the United States for condemning Putin’s trip to Iturup
Russia has attacked Japan’s censure of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iturup Island, claiming that its sovereignty and control over the Southern Kuril Islands are inviolable. Japanese Ambassador Akira Muto was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, when Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin expressed a formal protest. Moscow strongly condemned the anti-Russia … Read more