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Moscow: relations with Japan at the lowest level

The Kremlin today called bilateral relations between Moscow and Tokyo “at the lowest possible point” due to heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and the dispute over the Kuril Islands, which Japan claims and calls “the northern territories”. “Relations with that country are currently at the lowest possible level and, in fact, all relations have been limited,” said spokesman Dimitri Peskov, quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax. “We know that Japan adopts a hostile attitude towards our country”, he continued, responding to criticism in Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine. Russia announced on June 7 the suspension of the fisheries agreement with Japan while waiting for Tokyo “to fulfill its financial commitments”, before denouncing that the Japanese authorities have “delayed the signing of the annual document on the delivery of aid. destined for Sakhalin province “.