11.   Russia seized the islands from Japan at the end of World War II and Japan wants them back.

12.   Russia seized the islands from Japan at the end of World War II.

13.   Russia seized four islands in the Kuril chain from Japan at the end of the war and Japan has been demanding their return ever since.

14.   Russia seized four islands in the Kuril chain from Japan at the end of the war and Japan has been demanding their return for the past half-century.

15.   Russia seized the islands at the end of World War II, but both countries have claimed them.

16.   Russia seized the islands from Japan at the end of the World War II, but both countries have long claimed them.

17.   Russia seized the islands during World War II, and Japan demands them back.

18.   Soviet troops seized the islands at the end of the war.

19.   Soviet troops seized the islands in the closing days of the war.

20.   Soviet forces seized the islands in the closing days of World War II.