Kuril islands dispute
- ‘Unprecedented steps’: Russian military explores Kuril chain island as potential Pacific Fleet base
Russia might soon open a new naval base for its Pacific Fleet on one of the islands in the Kuril chain. A special military and geological commission is now assessing the infrastructure potential of Matua island, which Japan has also laid claims to.News - Japan willing to risk US ire over improving Russia ties? Looks like it
Not everyone was happy about the three-hour long talks between Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe which took place in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi on Friday. - Japanese PM visits Russia to build 'personal confidence-based relations'
The Japanese Prime Minister will visit Moscow for the first time in a decade. Shinzo Abe pledged to reset ties with Russia, end a stalemate in bilateral relations, gain momentum in economic cooperation and finally enact a World War II peace treaty.News - Medvedev visits Kuril Islands – 'important part of Russian land'
PM Dmitry Medvedev – who arrived on the far-eastern Island of Kunashir on Tuesday – has stated that the Russian leadership “will continue the practice” of visiting the Kuril Islands.Russian politics - Japan won’t get Kuril Islands – Mironov
Presidential candidate and leader of the Fair Russia party, Sergey Mironov, has stated that if he wins the March poll, he will not hand over the Kuril Islands to Japan.Russian politics - Russia invites Japan to jointly develop Kuril Islands
Russia is ready to join efforts with Japan in the development of the economy of the Southern Kuril Islands, President Dmitry Medvedev has said.Russian politics
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