Russia says it is building observation posts on Kuril Islands

MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) – Russia is establishing observation posts on the Kuril Islands, a territory that Japan calls the Northern Territories and claims as its own, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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