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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Sakhalin region Minister of Education Anastasia Kikteva, tours a museum of a local school during his visit on the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia, August 13, 2026. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
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