MOSCOW, February 17 Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Japan on Thursday, Dmitry Peskov, the Russian leader's press secretary, told reporters. /uploads/2022/02/7ea466c933e51f252e0a1f7fa586ff02.jpg» />February 8, 14:33 The head of Sakhalin called the statement of the US ambassador to Japan about the Kuril Islands unacceptable Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the head of the Russian state, told reporters. Earlier, the Kyodo agency, citing informed sources, reported that Japan and Russia had begun to coordinate a telephone conversation between Kishida and Putin on Thursday evening. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Japan, during a meeting with representatives of the faction he leads, expressed the opinion that Tokyo would also join efforts to reduce tensions around Ukraine through diplomacy. «Japan is our very important neighbor, it is our very important partner. We hope that the emphasis the conversation will focus on bilateral relations, after all, this is a new acquaintance between the president and the prime minister, we want to further develop our bilateral relations, they are very multifaceted. We have problems, and the president and the prime minister will also probably affect them,» he said. Peskov. If the situation around Ukraine is of paramount importance for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, then Russian President Vladimir Putin will explain Russia’s position on this matter, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the head of the Russian state, told reporters. Ukraine is of paramount importance, I am convinced that President Putin will be ready to give neo necessary explanations,» Peskov said, answering the question why Japan, a country far from Ukraine, is entering the dialogue. Japanese Foreign Ministry recalled diplomats from Ukraine, media reported
