Russia withdraws from WWII peace treaty talks with Japan

[dalton99a]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/asia/russia-halts-japan-war-peace-talks-intl-hnk/index.html

Japan opposes Russian withdrawal from World War II peace treaty talks over sanctions
Story by Reuters

(Reuters) Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril Islands because of sanctions imposed by Tokyo over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia and Japan have still not formally ended World War II hostilities because of the standoff over islands just off Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, known in Russia as the Kurils and in Japan as the Northern Territories. The islands were seized by the Soviets at the end of World War II.

"Under the current conditions Russia does not intend to continue negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, citing Japan's "openly unfriendly positions and attempts to damage the interests of our country."

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he strongly opposed Russia's decision, terming it "unfair" and "completely unacceptable."

[ck4829]

1. Ah, so we *WON'T* be fighting World War 3

Just a continuation of World War 2.

[Botany]

2. Pretty Country

[Initech]

3. Russia is the real evil empire!

[Takket]

4. Japan should just take them back. Not like Russia can put up a fight for them right now.

[LexVegas]

5. Yeah, militarized Japan is what everyone is Asia wants to see. nt

[Sneederbunk]

6. They were ornery, weren't they?

[Hekate]

11. People remember their "orneryness" as atrocities. Rape of Nanking, Bataan Death March...

Good times.

I don’t think Japanese school kids learn much about it, though — any more than American school kids learn much about the sad genocidal foundations of our country.

And as you can see — people forget.

[DavidDvorkin]

7. Europe warmed to the idea of a militarized, democratic Germany

So maybe, thanks to the looming presence of China, the rest of Asia would be happy to see a more powerful Japan, given the nature of its government today.

[dsp3000]

8. Given the state of China and NK in the modern age, this would be great- nt

[Beetwasher.]

9. Agreed, Japan SHOULD Militarize

[lindysalsagal]

10. Japan knows their treaties are worthless, but we MUST protect Japan.

And Vlad isn't above threatening them.