Zakharova gave advice to the Japanese when they next remember the feelings affected

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin reminded Japanese Ambassador Akira Muto, summoned to the Russian diplomatic mission, that the Kuril Islands are an integral part of Russia's territory, for which it paid a huge price during World War II. This was stated by the official representative of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, advising the Japanese, the next time they remember the feelings affected, to ask themselves if it is an insult that official Tokyo "literally favors the terrorist Kiev regime."

"Today [the ambassador] arrived, and a strong protest was made to him. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin voiced it. These are Russian territories, they are such according to our legislation and international law. They are such because a huge price has been paid for them by our people," Zakharova said on Channel One.

The Japanese ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry after Tokyo's "protest" over Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to one of the Kuril Islands - Iturup. The ambassador stayed in the diplomatic building for 25 minutes and left it without comment.

Zakharova, referring to the statement of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that Putin's trip "hurt the feelings of the Japanese people and is categorically unacceptable," noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry reminded the Japanese ambassador that "since they are so sensitive, maybe they will think about the fact that they support terrorism against civilians on a systematic basis." citizens who allow themselves Russophobic statements at the official level, completely, without any need, let alone reason, joined the anti-Russian sanctions, which are not any sanctions, not even just illegal sanctions, but a real sanctions war in all directions."

"Our country has lost 27 million people. What were the losses in the Far East? What kind of experiments did this Japanese military put on, which, when it was defeated by our own people, undertook not to repeat this again?"  Zakharova asked.

"No, since they attacked, since they brought so much pain and sorrow to our people, then first of all we must feel and understand the feelings of our people. And then we'll talk about their feelings," she stressed.

The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation advised the Japanese, "the next time they recall the feelings affected," ask themselves the question: "does official Tokyo offend the feelings of Japanese citizens when it literally favors the terrorist Kiev regime in every possible way." "These feelings of the Japanese people are really being subjected to all sorts of bullying by official Tokyo," the diplomat concluded.

As reported, on August 13, Vladimir Putin visited Iturup Island for the first time. In response, Tokyo expressed a "strong protest", stressing that all the "northern territories", as Tokyo calls the southern part of the Kuril Islands, including Iturup, are the "original territory" of Japan.