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Japan’s FM urges Russia to release journalist detained on Sakhalin
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Ukrinform [en] · Eastern Europe
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday urged Moscow to immediately release a Japanese journalist detained on suspicion of espionage and take steps to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
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