The sanctions seriously devalue the idea of a compromise on the islands in exchange for investment and a new level of relations
... ... commercial relations between the two countries. Russia is prepared for speeding up such relations regardless of the discussion on the Kuril Islands. However, there are many pitfalls on the road to a new quality of economic relations. The problem of the sanctions ...
... the Russia–Japan–U.S. Triangle
The two countries’ leaders
discussed
conducting joint economic activities on the four Kuril Islands in five priority areas and agreed that a third delegation of Japanese businesspersons and officials would visit ... ... statement supporting Great Britain’s stance on Russia’s complicity in the poisoning in Salisbury, condemning Russia’s refusal to respond to the enquiries by the British government and calling upon Russia to “respond urgently” to the questions ...