When Japanese President Shinzo Abe addressed a packed audience at the Eastern Economic Forum in September, held in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok, he had a direct message for his host. The Truth Is, Russia Is Expanding He appealed to Vladimir Putin, like he does every time the…
Russians in the Russian Far East demonstrated against the handing over of land seized from Japan during WWII, in a bid to formally end the conflict. The status of the Kuril Island chain seized from Japan by Russian during the ‘Great Patriotic War’ is a major sticking point to signing…
Japan Issue Receiving Lots Of Attention In Russian Press.
Russia To Move Troops To Disputed Kuril Islands Near Japan.
Russian Military Establishes New Airfield In Kuril Islands.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today while speaking to the Third Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, that Russia is planning to build a bridge to Japan for peace. “We are planning to build a bridge on Sakhalin that would connect Sakhalin to Hokkaido,” Putin said at the Third Eastern Economic…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Japan in December of this year as the two nations attempt to resolve differences left over from the end of the Second World War. Japanese President Abe recently concluded a trip to Moscow and Putin’s visit is seen as a friendly gesture in…