Russia says peace talks with Japan only possible if Tokyo abandons 'anti-Russian course'

Russia said on Thursday that any dialogue with Japan regarding a peace treaty to formally end World War Two could only begin once Tokyo abandoned what Moscow described as a damaging "anti-Russian" ...
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Japan ends long-running Russia outreach as war, Western pressure and suspicions take toll

All six Japan Centres in Russia, set up after the Soviet collapse to foster trade and cultural ties, are set to close soon Tokyo will close all six of its government-funded Japan Centre offices in ...
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WWII’s Biggest What-If: Japan’s Hypothetical Invasion of the Soviet Union and Its Global Impact

In the summer of World War II, Japan and the Soviet Union maintained an uneasy neutrality, bound by a 1941 pact that allowed each to focus on other fronts. But what if Japan had broken that agreement ...
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Russia sees no reason to discuss peace with Japan, the Kremlin says

MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - Russia sees no reason to discuss the possibility of signing a long-awaited peace treaty with Japan to formally end World War Two because of Tokyo's unfriendly stance ...
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Russia remembers China’s resistance stopped Japan from attacking USSR in 1941-1942 — Putin

MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. Russia will always remember that it was China’s resistance which prevented Japan from attacking the Soviet Union in 1941-1942, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an ...