After Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s statements that the country belongs to the Kuril Islands, there are no negotiations for a peace deal with Russia. This opinion was expressed in an interview by the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Relations, Grigory Karasin. DEA News.
According to Karasin, the islands on the Kuril ridge in Japan – Kunashir, Habomai, Shikotan and Iturup are considered “illegally occupied territories”. The politician believes that Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s words before Kishida’s statement that the government was ready to sign a peace agreement made no sense.
“This excludes the first statement, after such statements no one will even consider continuing negotiations on the Russian side,” said the Senator.
Formerly in Person declarationthat the position of the country’s authorities regarding the islands forming the south of the Kurils will not change in the future.
In October 2022, Viktor Bondarev, Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, can support intention Japan will only sign a peace treaty if Tokyo fulfills a number of conditions, including its refusal to support Ukraine.