Russia and Japan will not negotiate a treaty ending World War II – Teraz.sk

Moscow, March 21 (TASR) – Russia announced on Monday that it was withdrawing talks with Japan on the signing of a peace treaty that would officially end World War II between the two countries. The reason is Tokyo’s harsh reaction to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, TASR reports, according to an AFP report. the party does not intend to continue talks with Japan on a peace treaty under the current conditions, “the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Russia and Japan still did not officially end World War II due to the ongoing dispute over the four islands, which the Soviet Union annexed at the end of the war. Moscow has also announced that it is ending visa-free travel for Japanese citizens to the islands and is withdrawing talks on joint economic activities in the region. Japan considers the four disputed islands to be its territory and uses the name Northern Territories. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last year that Tokyo and Moscow wanted good relations and said it was absurd that they still had not signed a peace treaty, Reuters reported. to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.