In March, Russia's ambassador to Japan, who had arrived in Japan, gave an interview to state-run media and stated that relations with Japan were at the lowest level since the end of the war, and that Japan had imposed sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. denounced.
On the 22nd, the state-run Russian News Agency published an interview with Ambassador Nozdrev, said to be his first since arriving in Japan in early March.
In this meeting, Ambassador Nozdrev criticized Japan's sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine as damaging the relationship between the two countries, and expressed his recognition that the current state of Japan-Russia relations is ``at its lowest level since the war.''
Regarding Japan's stance of imposing sanctions on Russia while maintaining its policy of concluding a peace treaty, he said, ``It seems very strange. I don't think Japan has a clear idea how they can achieve both at the same time.'' ” he said.
The invasion of Ukraine had a major impact on economic relations between Japan and Russia, and Arctic LNG2, a liquefied natural gas development project in Russia's Arctic region funded by Mitsui & Co., Targeted.
Regarding this, Mr. Nozdrev said, ``This is a very promising project, but Japan has found itself in a very unpleasant situation due to its solidarity with the United States,'' and expressed the prospect that Japan would be forced to reconsider its participation in the project. I showed it.