Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida threw an olive branch to Russia! Japan is willing to conclude a peace treaty with Russia, but it still maintains sanctions against Russia!
Before the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the economic and trade relations between Japan and Russia were not only close, but also continued to increase economic and trade cooperation between the two sides. Japan is an export-oriented economy, and it is more dependent on foreign markets, including Russia, in terms of markets and energy resources. But after the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Japan had to consider the idea of the United States and had to impose sanctions on Russia. In such a situation, it seems very inappropriate to talk about a peace treaty between the two countries.
Japan has always had the idea that it considers itself to be strong, thinking that I need to talk to you, Russia, and I will give you Russia a peace mechanism, that is, a peace treaty.
Are the conditions proposed by Japan harsh? Give me back the four northern islands, which are the South Kuril Islands as they are called by Russia. Japan will not conclude a peace treaty with Russia unless the four northern islands are returned. During the Yeltsin era, he really hoped to conclude a peace treaty with Japan, and even hoped to curry favor with Japan by returning two of the four small islands in the north to Japan.
But in the time of Putin, not to mention two small islands, not an inch of land will be given to Japan! Now Russia is strengthening the military defense capability of the four northern islands, that is, the South Kuril Islands, strengthening the consolidation of the South Kuril Islands.
Russia itself has the Kuril Islands, and the name of Japan's four northern islands as the South Kuril Islands is to emphasize the integration of their history. It can be seen that it is impossible for Japan to take an inch of land from the mouth of Russia.
Japan really needs to consider that without the support of the United States, it simply does not have the ability to confront Russia! Japan wants the four northern islands, wants the South Kuril Islands, take a look at the ** in Russia's hands, nuclear ** is it agreed? Dear friends, all successive Japanese prime ministers have hoped to achieve a breakthrough in relations with Russia, but the difficulty is that Japan is too weak, and the United States behind it is unwilling to provoke Russia.