# Tokyo must abandon anti-Russian stance to resume dialogue with Moscow, diplomat says

https://mins.news/en/item/70454

- TASS, 2026-09-23 10:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2191603

> Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Moscow and Tokyo can resume intergovernmental dialogue and cooperation only after Japan abandons its anti-Russian stance and takes concrete steps. He recalled that Russia halted peace-treaty talks after Japan imposed unilateral restrictions on March 21, 2022, over the situation in Ukraine.