TOKYO -- The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday said it will withdraw from negotiations with Japan for a peace treaty to formally end World War II hostilities in response to sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
International relations
Russia halts peace treaty talks with Japan over sanctions
Kishida calls Moscow's action 'extremely unfair and absolutely unacceptable'
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow on March 21. (Sputnik, Kremlin pool photo via AP)
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