Russia is not against the conclusion of a peace treaty with Japan when approaching that the “territorial issue” “smoking” will be closed in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation forever. ” So the deputy chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev commented on the statement of the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kisida that Tokyo was still committed to the course aimed at solving the territorial issue and concluding a peace treaty with the Russian Federation.
“The Kuril Islands will develop actively, and at the same time their strategic role will grow, including the placement of new weapons there,” Medvedev wrote on the VKontakte social network.
The ex -president emphasized that the Kuril Islands are not “disputed territories”, this is Russia. “
“We do not give a damn about the” feelings of the Japanese people “in the so -called northern territories. These are not” disputed territories “, these are Russia. And those of the samurai, who are especially sad, can pass away in the traditional Japanese way. To make a sippuke If, of course, there is enough courage, ”he wrote, noting Japan’s rapprochement with the United States.