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Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo

Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing a protest from Tokyo

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kuril Islands for the first time, sparking a protest from Japan

Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire

Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire

TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island close to Japan on Thursday prompting a strong condemnation from Tokyo, which said his actions had made any improvement of relations between the countries difficult.

Russia's Putin visits Japan-claimed islands for first time; Tokyo protests

Russia's Putin visits Japan-claimed islands for first time; Tokyo protests

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup, a Japan-claimed island at the end of the Kuril chain near the island of Hokkaido, Russian media said on Thursday, a day after major naval drills and a missile firing by ally North Korea.

Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels

Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels

MOSCOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries seize ussian merchant vessels, the TASS state news agency reported.

Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels

Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to retaliate to Western seizures of its commercial vessels

North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills

North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the sea, the second such weapons testing activity by North Korea in less than a week

Russian attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles

Russian attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles

Officials in Ukraine say Russian aerial attacks killed at least nine civilians

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says a nighttime blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says a nighttime blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones have blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a unique nighttime operation

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards" in the fight against Russia

Russian aerial attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is getting more North Korea help

Russian aerial attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is getting more North Korea help

Russia has bombarded Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones, and bombs, killing at least nine civilians

Ukrainian drone attack on an oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, officials say

Ukrainian drone attack on an oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, officials say

Authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region say a Ukrainian drone strike on the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and wounded 75 others in one of the deadliest attacks of the 4-year-old war