Kurils

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The term 'Курил' refers to the Kuril Islands, a chain of islands in the Russian Far East that lie between Sakhalin Island and Japan. The region has been the site of multiple drone flights between Sakhalin and the Kurils, with one notable flight covering 430 km over the Okhotsk Sea. Additionally, seismic activity has been recorded near the northern Kuril Islands, including a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Paramushir Island.

Events

• No one and never will Japan give up the Kuril Islands
• Russia Rejects Japan's Demand to Remove Chrysanthemum from War…
• Putin Blames Japan for Peace Treaty Stalemate
• Volodin Warns Japan Over Kuril Islands Claims
• Russia Protests Japan Over Kuril Islands Remarks
• Russia Rejects U.S. Claim on Kuril Islands
• China, Russia Condemn Japan Over WWII Outcomes
• U.S. Backs Japan on Kuril Islands After Putin Visit
• Earthquakes hit Pacific near Japan and Kurils
• Russian officer killed in Sevastopol blast

Recent coverage

• Earthquake occurred off the Kuril Islands — РИАМО
• Squeezed Japanese — Рыбарь
• Putin: Memorial to the last battles of the Second World War will appear on the Kurils — Вести
• Trutnev: Japan will not get the Kurils — Ведомости
• Trutnev on Tokyo's demands to return Kurils: "Nobody will give anything up" — Вести
• Japan will never get the Kurils, Tрутнев told TASS correspondent at the VEF. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Question of Kuril Islands' sovereignty closed, underlined Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Grushko in interview with project 'NYU TASS'. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Putin stated that he is surprised by Japan's position towards the RF — Интерфакс
• Putin's visit to the Kurils instantly became the most discussed topic in the Japanese segment of X. In the first half hour, users of this social network left more than 2 thousand messages on this topic, pushing it to the top of the trends, calculated by a TASS correspondent. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Storm warning declared in the Kurils due to heavy rain — Вести
• «Kurils are an inseparable part of the Russian Federation», — emphasized Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in an in… — Государственная Дума
• Japan studies retaliatory measures on Putin's trip to Kurils, including strengthening sanctions, NHK reported. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Vologdin commented on Japan's statement on the Kuril Islands — Вести
• Vologdin threatened Japan with nuclear weapons over claims on Kurils — The Moscow Times
• Vologdin criticized Japan for returning to militaristic rhetoric — Вести
• Lavrov hit Tokyo's most painful spot with UN rules, according to Sohu — Вести
• Anti-submarine aircraft of the Pacific Fleet conducted exercises in the Kuril area — Интерфакс
• Politologist Mikhayev: Kuriles are Russian Federation territory, Japan's opinion should not concern us — Вести
• Threat to the Far East — Рыбарь
• Japanese Government Considering Measures Against Russia After Putin's Visit to Kurils — Вести