Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks
Tokyo protested Putin’s first visit to the disputed islands in years, and Moscow said it would take countermeasures as tensions over Ukraine deepened.
- On Monday, Moscow summoned Japanese Ambassador Akira Muto after Tokyo condemned President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to the Kuril Islands, which Japan also claims.
- Long-Standing tensions over the islands, seized by the Soviet Union in 1945, have worsened significantly since the 2022 conflict in Ukraine began.
- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the summons addressed "the conduct of the Japanese leadership" after officials "crossed the line of decency" regarding the presidential trip.
- Tokyo initially claimed Muto was unavailable or unwell, but Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova later reported the ambassador "suddenly started feeling better" and would attend on Tuesday.
- Maintaining a firm stance, Japan continues joining other international partners in sanctioning Russia and providing non-lethal defense aid to Kyiv despite Moscow's diplomatic pressure.
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Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks
Russia delivered a strong protest to Japan's ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday over what it called anti-Russian remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a dispute over a group of Russian-controlled islands off northeast Japan.
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