I doubt these current discussions will bear any fruit. The Russians are still probably pissed at being the first Western navy to be defeated by an Asian navy in 1905.
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Russia-Japan Kuril Islands dispute
As a child, I remember always seeing riot police stationed outside the Soviet embassy in Tokyo. Ultra-nationalists there wanted the Russians to return some resource-rich islands, including the Kurils and Sakhalin.
I doubt these current discussions will bear any fruit. The Russians are still probably pissed at being the first Western navy to be defeated by an Asian navy in 1905.
I doubt these current discussions will bear any fruit. The Russians are still probably pissed at being the first Western navy to be defeated by an Asian navy in 1905.