# Russia calls on Japan to stop revising World War II history — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/27465

- TASS, 2026-08-20 15:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175731

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow is urging Tokyo to stop revising the history of World War II and fully accept its outcomes. She accused Japan of avoiding an open acknowledgment of its aggression in Asia and the Pacific, while portraying visits by Japanese officials to Yasukuni Shrine as part of a growing effort to whitewash wartime crimes.

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