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Japan demands release of national in meeting with Russia's Lavrov

Japan Today31 October 2026, 00:58 UTCJapan

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a ‌G20 meeting in Atlanta on Friday and demanded the release of a…

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