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Ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Archival photoMOSCOW, 26 Mar. A member of the upper house of the Japanese Parliament, Muneo Suzuki, in an interview with Shukan Gendai, said that the cancellation of negotiations with Russia on the issue of the Kuril Islands and the conclusion of a peace treaty could end in a clash between the two countries due to increased US influence on Tokyo. «If there are no negotiations on a peace treaty with Russia and on the issue of the «northern territories», Japan may fall even more under the influence of America and eventually clash with Russia,» Suzuki said. At the same time, he admitted that Moscow's actions were caused by sanctions from Tokyo. The parliamentarian also said that in It would be in Japan's interests to have a policy that allows one to maintain dialogue and defend one's position both before the United States and before Russia.Medvedev called the rejection of dialogue with Tokyo on the Kuril Islands historically justified. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow, as a response to Tokyo's unfriendly steps, refuses to negotiate a peace treaty with Japan, stops visa-free trips of citizens of this country to the southern Kuril Islands and withdraws from dialogue with Japan. her on establishing joint economic activities on the territory disputed by Tokyo. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. In response, Western countries announced large-scale sanctions against Moscow, primarily in the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Some brands have announced the termination of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have not yet been. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Bank of Russia is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market. The authorities also announced the transfer of payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. In addition, the government has prepared a plan to counter restrictive measures, which includes about a hundred initiatives. Its funding will amount to about a trillion rubles.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>The expert explained , what is the reason for Japan's intention to increase defense capability