MOSCOW, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan has taken an unfriendly position toward Russia, making any agreements between the two countries unlikely under current conditions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
"Tokyo is taking an unfriendly stance toward our country, so, of course, under these circumstances, it's unlikely that any agreements can be reached without changing the modalities of our relations," Peskov said, quoted by RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaking in a policy address in the lower house of parliament, said Japan intends to conclude a peace treaty with Russia despite the strained state of bilateral ties.
Relations between Russia and Japan have long been overshadowed by the absence of a formal peace treaty after World War II.
After Japan introduced several rounds of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on March 21, 2022 that Moscow would suspend peace treaty negotiations with Tokyo. ■
