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Will Vladimir Putin sign a formal peace treaty with Japan on the Kuril Islands by 13 October 2026?

closed deadline 2026-10-13

Posted 2026-09-01, stated before the outcome.

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Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia, and Japan is a sovereign state in East Asia. The dispute concerns the sovereignty of the Kuril Islands, which Russia occupies and Japan claims, preventing the signing of a post-war peace treaty.

The claim

Vladimir Putin will not sign a formal peace treaty with Japan regarding the status of the Kuril Islands by 2026-10-13.

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