MOSCOW -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to continue accelerating negotiations toward a formal peace treaty for World War II during their summit here Tuesday afternoon, but the practical hurdles to such a pact remain high.
Abe and Putin met for the 25th time, just one month after their talks in Argentina. The majority of their three-hour conversation Tuesday involved peace treaty negotiations, the leaders revealed in a joint press conference afterward. They also committed to holding their next summit in Japan in June after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Japanese counterpart Taro Kono meet in February.
