Putin's Kuril Islands visit signals growing China-Russia alignment against Japan

Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first presidential visit to the Kuril Islands, a territory disputed with Japan. This diplomatic move is interpreted as a signal of increasing alignment between Russia and China, aimed at isolating Japan. The visit occurred shortly after Putin observed Pacific Fleet exercises and follows a pattern of coordinated actions between Beijing and Moscow to pressure Tokyo on issues like sanctions and Taiwan. AI

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• Beijing
• China
• Dmitry Medvedev
• Japan
• Kuril Islands
• Moscow
• Pacific Fleet
• Sakhalin
• Soviet Union
• Tokyo
• Vladimir Putin

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