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Russia refuses to discuss a peace treaty with Japan due to ongoing disputes over the Kuril Islands and Tokyo's unfriendly stance.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sees no reason to discuss the possibility of signing a long-awaited peace treaty with Japan to formally end World War Two because of Tokyo's unfriendly stance towards Moscow, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Russia, the successor state to the Soviet Union, and Japan have never signed a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities during World War Two.
Soviet troops took control of the four islands off Japan's Hokkaido - known in Russia as the Kurils and in Japan as the Northern Territories - at the end of the war and they have remained in Moscow's hands since. The dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The article discusses Russia's refusal to engage in peace treaty talks with Japan due to historical disputes and current tensions.
The lack of a peace treaty is due to disputes over the Kuril Islands, which were taken by Soviet troops at the end of World War Two.
The Kuril Islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan, are a group of islands taken by Soviet troops at the end of World War Two.
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