Life in the Sakhalin Islands

The World

There’s a long dispute between Japan and Russia over the Sakhalin Islands, with history and politics pulling people in many directions. Host Marco Werman talks to reporter Charles Maynes in Moscow about what it's like to live in these disputed territories as Russian and Japanese leaders discuss the future of the Kuril Islands.

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