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Kuril islands dispute
Kremlin comments on peace treaty prospects with Tokyo
Japan is an “unfriendly nation,”which leaves no chance for formally ending the decades-old war dispute, a spokesman said
Jan 23, 2023 14:12
Russia showcases freshly-deployed anti-ship missiles (VIDEO)
The Bastion systems were used to thwart a simulated amphibious assault on the Kuril Islands
Sep 6, 2022 09:52
Japan accuses Russia of ‘unreasonable’ reaction to sanctions
Moscow suspended talks about a WWII-era peace deal with Tokyo following restrictions over Ukraine
Mar 22, 2022 09:30
Japan claims sovereignty over Russian territory
Tokyo will not give up its claim that Russia’s southern Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean are rightfully Japanese, and wants to reach a deal with Moscow to resolve the dispute, its foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Jan 18, 2022 21:54
Russia says no to lease of disputed islands
The Kuril Islands in the Pacific, which Japan lays territorial claims to, will reel in both domestic and foreign investors, but renting out the archipelago is strictly off the cards, Russia’s deputy prime minister has announced.
Dec 7, 2021 07:26
Russia & Japan locked in standoff over Moscow's call for firms to move to Kuril Islands, in dispute holding up WWII peace treaty
Tokyo has warned that a new economic development campaign on Russia's Kuril Islands now risks worsening a diplomatic spat between the two countries that has kept the two nations technically in a state of war since the 1940s.
Sep 6, 2021 14:21
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