Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that worsened relations between Tokyo and Moscow are "entirely Japan's fault," drawing a rebuke from Tokyo.
He made the comments after his first visit to a Russian-held, Japanese-claimed island chain off Hokkaido last month.
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