But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drastically changed the international scene and all but eliminated hopes for progress in Tokyo-Moscow negotiations over the Northern Territories.
The memorandums were signed in Tokyo in September 2000 and in Vladivostok in June 2003 to regulate the establishment and operation of Japan Centers in Russia. Mishustin, in his decree, directed the ...
As Tokyo and Moscow are often at odds over various issues, including fisheries and the Northern Territories, a group of islands off Hokkaido administered by Russia, Satake named the feline “Mir ...