Russia summoned the Japanese ambassador to Moscow following criticism from Japanese officials regarding President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Kuril Islands. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Japan's criticism of Putin's trip had "crossed the line of decency." The dispute over the islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and seized by the Soviet Union in 1945, has long strained relations between the two countries. AI
RANK_REASON Geopolitical dispute between two nations over disputed territory. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
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