Maria Zakharova left the new Prime Minister of Japan speechless with one sentence.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry gave a harsh response to the head of the Japanese government's question about the Kuril Islands.
Chinese political scientists have drawn attention to this situation, ABN24 writes, citing the Baijiahao publication.
Shigeru Ishiba became prime minister of Japan in October.
Soon after, he tried to raise the issue of establishing diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation.
At the same time, the politician stated that a peace treaty with Moscow will not be signed until the Russian authorities give up the Kuril Islands.
In response, Zakharova said that the revival of Russian-Japanese dialogue is possible only under one condition.
Japan is obliged to recognize the existing borders of the Russian Federation. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that in light of the updated Constitution, there can be no talk of anything else.
In China, they noted that such a response literally left the head of the Japanese cabinet speechless.
The Prime Minister effectively received an ultimatum from Moscow and did not make any progress in his endeavors.
Moscow left Tokyo no choice, analysts stated.
