Contents tagged with Sakhalin
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Russians protest against Kuril island handover to Japan
In Khabarovsk, Russia, protesters rallied against the handover of the Kuril Islands to Japan, Sibir.realii reports.
Residents also protested against the current government. Roughly 500 people attended the rally to stand up for the island territories which they believe belong to Russia.
“The Kurils are ours! Down with Putin’s government!” the protesters chanted.
A rally against the Kuril handover was also held in Moscow and attended by nearly 2,000 people. The Russian news outlet Dozhd, …
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Japan reports passage of the ‘largest’ flotilla of Russian warships
The Ministry of Defense of Japan reported that 28 warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet passed along the La Perouse Strait (between the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin). The ships left from Okhotsk in the Sea of Japan reports Kyodo news outlet.
Japan authorities believed that this is the largest group of Russian ships to make this trip since the Cold War. Kyodo emphasizes that the ships did not commit any hostile actions or violate Japanese territorial waters.
The squadron includes supply …