#Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson M.V. Zakharova in connection with anti-Russian statements by Japanese leaders (August 13, 2026) The statements made by Japanese Prime Minister S. Takaichi and Foreign Minister T. Motegi on August 13, which were widely publicized and which concern the Kuril Islands, which, like all of them, are legally an integral part of our country, are extremely outrageous and completely unacceptable.