Japanese media attention: Russia's first military exercise in the Kuril Islands after the suspension of peace treaty negotiations, more than 3,000 people participated

　　[Global Network Reporter Lin Zeyu] According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), the Russian Ministry of Defense released a message on the 25th to start military exercises in the Kuril Islands, with more than 3,000 soldiers participating.

According to the report, since Russia announced on the 21st that it would stop negotiating a peace treaty with Japan, Russia held military exercises for the first time in an area that includes the "Northern Territory" (known as the "Southern Kuril Islands" in Russia), the disputed territory between Japan and Russia.

　　According to the report, the Russian military exercise simulated the situation of landing operations against a hypothetical hostile country. During the military exercise, the Russian military used the latest drones to carry out reconnaissance missions and conducted various exercises such as missile system launch drills.

NHK claimed that Russia used the military exercise to re-emphasize the "Southern Kuril Islands" as its territory, and the military exercise was aimed at "containing Japan."

　　Recently, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out, and Japan followed the United States to announce and implement a series of sanctions against Russia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on the 21st that in view of Japan's unilateral sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, Moscow will stop negotiations on a peace treaty with Japan and withdraw from exchanges with Japan on joint economic activities in the southern Kuril Islands.

　　According to the TASS news agency, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “Under the current circumstances, Russia has no intention of continuing to negotiate a peace treaty with Japan, because it is impossible for (Russia) to have an undisguised unfriendly stance and try to cause damage to our country’s interests. The country discussed signing a fundamental treaty in bilateral relations.” The Russian Foreign Ministry also stated, “Tokyo is responsible for harming bilateral relations and Japan’s own interests, and it has consciously chosen to support an anti-Russian policy instead of developing mutually beneficial cooperation and good-neighborliness. relation."