Putin’s Kuril Islands visit: Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin visit the disputed Kuril Islands now? Putin's first ...

Soviet troops took control of the islands and expelled the local population in WWII.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Russian leader's visit “wounds the feelings” of the Japanese people and further ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kremlin Spkesman Dmitry Peskov speaks during Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year press conference. -/Kremlin ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.

Russia has released declassified World War II-era documents on the Volhynia massacres, a deeply disputed historical issue between Ukraine and Poland.