Japan protests Putin's visit to disputed Kuril Island
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador following President Putin's visit to the island of Iturup, Kyodo Agency reports.
Consensus
- Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimi Motohisa summoned Russian Ambassador Nikolai Nоздrev to protest President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iturup Island.
- The visit took place on August 13, 2024.
- Russia's embassy in Tokyo described the summons as an 'unjustified démarche'.
- Russia stated that the southern Kuril Islands are an inseparable part of the Russian Federation.
- Russia claimed the islands joined its territory legally after World War II.
- Russia emphasized that presidential visits within its territory are sovereign decisions not subject to discussion with foreign states.
- The southern Kurils include Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and the Habomai Islands.
- Japan continues to claim the four southernmost islands of the Kuril archipelago as its 'northern territories'.
- The visit occurred during a trip to Sakhalin Oblast, with Putin visiting the 'Yasny' fish processing plant on Iturup.
Points of divergence
- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan stated the visit 'offends the feelings of the Japanese people'. — tg_bbcrussian
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko stated that Japan's diplomatic activity on the Kuril issue will lead to nothing, and that 'Russian land will remain Russian land in accordance with international law'. — interfax
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that relations between Moscow and Tokyo have reached a point of no return due to Japan's clumsy actions. — vm
- Russia suspended negotiations on the territorial status of the archipelago in 2022 in response to sanctions imposed by Tokyo. — interfax
- In January 2024, Putin promised to visit the Kuril Islands, noting the need to develop a tourism cluster there. — vedomosti
- In July 2024, Japan's Foreign Ministry had already protested a visit by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev to Iturup. — interfax
- The news of Putin's visit became the top trend in Japan's X (formerly Twitter) social media segment. — vedomosti
Coverage (20 sources)
- Zakharova called Tokyo's behavior provocation due to Putin's visit to the Kurils — Вести
- Russian Foreign Ministry calls Japan's reaction to Putin's visit to Iturup unacceptable — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Foreign Ministry Declares Tokyo's Statements Regarding Putin's Trip to the Kurils Legally Void — Интерфакс
- Zakharova called Japan's reaction to Putin's visit to Iturup unacceptable — Ведомости
- Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador after Putin's visit to the Kurils. In the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, this was called an 'unjustified d…' — BBC News Русская служба
- Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian ambassador over Putin's trip to Iturup — ЭХО / Новости
- Moscow called the summoning of the Russian ambassador to Japan's Foreign Ministry over Putin's visit to the Kurils an unjustified démarche — Интерфакс
- Russian Ambassador told Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Putin's trip to Iturup is not being discussed — Коммерсантъ
- Embassy calls Tokyo's demarche over Putin's trip to Kurils unfounded — Вести
- Ambassador Nozdrev explained to the Japanese Foreign Minister that the Kurils are an inseparable part of Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian Ambassador called Japan's demarche over Putin's trip to Iturup unfounded — Ведомости
- Comment of the Embassy of Russia in Japan: — МИД России
- Japan summoned Russian ambassador over Putin's visit to Kurils — first since his presidency — Дождь
- Russia's Ambassador summoned to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs over Putin's trip to the Kurils — Коммерсантъ
- Russia's Ambassador to Tokyo summoned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over Putin's trip to the Kurils — Вечерняя Москва
- Japanese Prime Minister: Putin's trip to Iturup complicated relations between Moscow and Tokyo — Коммерсантъ
- Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador over Putin's visit to the Kurils — Ведомости
- Japan summoned Russian ambassador over Putin's visit to Kurils — first since his presidency — Дождь (Telegram)
- Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russia's ambassador — Вести
- Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Nikoloz Nozdrev in Tokyo over President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iturup, reported... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Japan
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin
- Iturup
- MID
- Tokyo
- Kurils
- Nikolay Nozdrev
- Moscow
- Kurile Islands
- Tosimitu Motegi
- Kyodo
- РФ
- TASS
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