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<< Kuril Islands de-facto division between Japan and Russia over time.
Tokyo’s statement that it doubts Russia’s sovereignty over the disputed southern Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean is ‘unacceptable’, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said.
Earlier, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the Japanese administration would not reiterate its claim over four Kuril islands and would be flexible about the deadline for their return.
Mrs. Zakharova stressed that Russia claims the disputed islands to be its territory in accordance with the UN Charter which says that Russia annexed the Southern Kurils after WW II.
This story first appeared on Voice of Russia & is reposted here with permission.