Following the death of former Prime Minister Abe, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 12th that Deputy Minister Morgulov visited the Japanese embassy in the capital Moscow.
"Former Prime Minister Abe will remain in our memory forever as a prominent Japanese politician who has made great efforts to develop good neighbors and mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia," Morgulov said. It is said that he expressed his condolences.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin, who is said to have had a personal relationship with former Prime Minister Abe, said on the 8th of this month, "The life of a great politician who has led the Japanese government for a long time and contributed to the development of good neighbor relations between the two countries is a criminal. It was robbed by the hands of the government. "
On the other hand, following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, Japan is imposing economic sanctions in step with the Western side, while Russia has designated Japan as an "unfriendly country", and Japan-Russia relations are It's getting worse.