Reference News website, February 21 report, according to Reuters, February 20 report, the Kremlin said on February 20 that due to Tokyo's "hostile" stance towards Russia, Russia-Japan relations have dropped to zero, and there are currently no peaceful dialogues between the two sides.
The report mentioned that Japanese Prime Minister Asako Kishida delivered a policy speech to the Diet on February 20, stating that Tokyo is eager to resolve the territorial dispute with Russia and conclude a peace treaty.
However, Kremlin Spokesman Peskov stated that due to Tokyo's "unfriendly stance" towards Moscow, Russia-Japan relations "have dropped to zero."
He told reporters at his daily press conference: "There is no dialogue between the two sides, and without dialogue, it is impossible to discuss the issue of a peace treaty. Russia has never agreed to end the dialogue."
Peskov added: "In this situation, it is unlikely to reach any agreement without changing the pattern of our relationship."
Russia and Japan have never signed a formal peace treaty after World War II, mainly because the territorial dispute over the Southern Kuril Islands (known as the Northern Territories in Japan) remains unresolved.
Translation by Li Sha
Original: toutiao.com/article/7609186673229824575/
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