It is likely that there will not be a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia this year — or ever one at all. If ...

Dispute over Kurils Since the mid-20th century, Russia and Japan have been holding consultations in order to clinch a peace treaty as a follow-up to World War II. The Kuril Islands issue remains ...

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said that bilateral relations were "in a difficult situation" and that nothing concrete could be said about consultations on the peace treaty New ...

Japan's prime minister may finally have to give up hope of making progress on a long-standing territorial dispute.

A view shows a military vehicle of the Bastion coastal missile system that went on duty on the Kuril island of Paramushir, Russia, which is one of the islands claimed by Japan and also known as ...

MOSCOW--Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he will definitely one day visit the Southern Kuril Islands which are at the centre of a dispute with Japan that has lasted since World War Two.

The Kuril Islands dispute has kept Japan and Russia from ever formally ending the hostilities between them during World War II. Japan's prime minister may finally have to give up hope of making ...

The Sakhalin region of Russia's Far East includes the Sakhalin Island as well as the Kuril Islands ... been in Moscow's possession ever since. The dispute between the two countries has prevented ...

The SeaGuardian has a maximum takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds and a fuel capacity of 6,000 pounds. A Honeywell TPE331-10 Turboprop engine powers the MQ-9B, giving it the ability to fly as high as ...