The Great Game. 22.01.2019
As Vladimir Putin meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, we take a look at their joint statement on the issue of a peace treaty. What would be better: peace without a treaty or an escalation of the territorial dispute in an effort to make such a treaty? How long are Japan and Russia prepared to wait? How does this unresolved dispute affect relations between Russia, China and the United States? And, more importantly, who stood in the way of reaching an agreement back in 1956? And why did they want to stop Japan and Russia from coming to terms?
As Vladimir Putin meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, we take a look at their joint statement on the issue of a peace treaty. What would be better: peace without a treaty or an escalation of the territorial dispute in an effort to make such a treaty? How long are Japan and Russia prepared to wait? How does this unresolved dispute affect relations between Russia, China and the United States? And, more importantly, who stood in the way of reaching an agreement back in 1956? And why did they want to stop Japan and Russia from coming to terms?