Russian Ambassador to Japan: Russia-Japan relations have fallen to the "lowest point since the post-war period"

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozhdyev said that Russia-Japan relations have fallen to their lowest point since World War II, and the fault lies with Japan. According to a report by TASS on the 13th, Nozhdyev said in an interview that Japan’s approach to handling Russia-Japan relations is contradictory. On one hand, Japan claims it wants to sign a peace treaty with Russia, but on the other hand, it continues to pressure Russia through sanctions. “(Japan) clearly does not want to admit that it has chosen a wrong and unworkable path, nor does it want to stop damaging the relations between the two countries. These factors have led to Japan’s cognitive dissonance. Due to Japan’s mistakes, Russia-Japan relations have fallen to their lowest point since the war.” (CCTV News)