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Abe-Putin meeting
![Will Japan and Russia Finally Settle Their Territorial Dispute? Will Japan and Russia Finally Settle Their Territorial Dispute?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-31_19-02-20.jpg)
Will Japan and Russia Finally Settle Their Territorial Dispute?
By Dmitri V. Streltsov
A deal, based on the 1956 Declaration, is closer than it has been in decades.
![Putin Surprises Abe With Offer of Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Putin Surprises Abe With Offer of Japan-Russia Peace Treaty](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-putin-japan.jpg)
Putin Surprises Abe With Offer of Japan-Russia Peace Treaty
By Daniel Hurst
Accepting Putin's offer would go against long-standing Japanese position on the territorial dispute.
![Abe, Putin Meet at G-20 as Disputed Northern Territories Recede Into Distance Abe, Putin Meet at G-20 as Disputed Northern Territories Recede Into Distance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-8wdaix93a4fsivntoma0sauzy2p4wrvo.jpg)
Abe, Putin Meet at G-20 as Disputed Northern Territories Recede Into Distance
By James D.J. Brown
Despite Japan's "new approach" to relations, Russia's position on the disputed islands has hardened.
![No Peace Deal for Russia and Japan, But Slow Progress No Peace Deal for Russia and Japan, But Slow Progress](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-16_18-33-57.jpg)
No Peace Deal for Russia and Japan, But Slow Progress
By Bob Savic
Siberian energy deals are set to warm Japan-Russia ties while the peace treaty is put on ice.
![Kuril Islands Dispute: Putin and Abe Once Again Get Serious About Finding a Solution Kuril Islands Dispute: Putin and Abe Once Again Get Serious About Finding a Solution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-02_19-30-16.jpg)
Kuril Islands Dispute: Putin and Abe Once Again Get Serious About Finding a Solution
By Ankit Panda
Putin is signaling that he could be open to a compromise on the dispute, but there needs to be trust first.
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