Alexey Kulikov comments

Lady is very angry. Nice looking Slav broke her heart? On a serious note, a lot of Russians appreciate Japan didn't attack USSR in very difficult time. We see no reason to argue over islands. A lot of Russians puzzled why Japan did really nothing to negotiate these lands so far. You prefer argument vs. conversation. Both V. Putin and D. Medvedev very aware of everything. Russia is pushed to the corner and Japan better take advantage of it. Will it happen? Bet not.

From Russian perspective, Russia's hold on Kuril islands is questionable. To say the least. However, we do not see Japan really needs these islands. From Russian perspective introduction of sanctions and demagogy about islands, just confirms that Japan uses this issue for political gains. Japan doesn't really need peace treaty, or solution, just endless political talk.