Moscow ends dialogue with its eastern neighbour about peace treaty and disputed islands
Saint Basils Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Picture: BLOOMBERG
Moscow is also ending dialogue with its eastern neighbour about economic activity on disputed islands under Kremlin control, which are known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, the Russian foreign ministry said. “The current situation all stems from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament Tuesday, adding that halting the talks was “unjust and absolutely unacceptable”.
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe sought to build ties with Putin in a bid to resolve the territorial dispute and seal a peace treaty. The talks made little progress and Russia later toughened its stance, introducing changes to the constitution that made it illegal to hand over any part of its territory.
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