While the West inflicts sanctions on Russia, Japan has decided to call it quits on a high-profile peace negotiation regarding the contested Kuril Islands.
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, did not hide his motivation – pinning the decision directly on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By declaring the islands as an ‘integral part of Japan’, his words mimicked those of his Russian counterpart who has repeatedly claimed the exact same thing.
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