Tokyo will make a new proposal for the Kuril Islands

The leadership of Japan, in order to obtain at least part of the Kuril Islands, sets forward conditions for Russia that it considers beneficial for both parties. According to the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri, one of such proposals is the mutual rejection of any compensation.



The newspaper, referring to its own "informed sources", reveals the essence of this idea. Refusal of mutual claims must be signed by both Russia and Japan. It should be agreed simultaneously with the proposed peace treaty between the two countries following the results of World War II, on which Tokyo insists.

The Japanese government believes that the issue of any material claims and compensations may complicate negotiations, which are already very complicated.

Thus, in the event that Russia nevertheless agrees to transfer the Shikotan and Habomai islands to Japan, they will simply not demand compensation from Moscow for the so-called occupation of the Kuril Islands. Instead, the Japanese government will independently pay compensation to all former residents of these islands who have lost land rights.

But Russia itself will not receive any compensation for the islands that Tokyo demands to return, since the Japanese side believes that such claims from Russia are unfounded.

For the Japanese Prime Minister, the return of at least two islands becomes a matter of principle. Previously, he told a “touching” story about how, at the grave of his father, solemnly vowed to resolve this issue.