Russia rejected what it said was a hostile Japanese diplomatic protest following a visit to a disputed island chain on Monday by the Russian prime minister, saying he could go wherever on Russian territory he wanted.
Reuters: Russia rejects ‘hostile’ Japanese protest over island visit, summons envoy
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meets with journalists while visiting Iturup island, one of four islands in the disputed chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on August 2, 2019.
