LIMA – With Japan eager to make a breakthrough in its stalled territorial talks with Russia during President Vladimir Putin’s visit next month, winning U.S. approval – or at least a tacit nod from Washington – is vital to Tokyo’s continued engagement with Moscow, which remains under international sanctions over its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Japan Times: Russia-friendly Trump likely to give Abe leeway on Putin negotiations
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as they visit an oceanarium on Russky Island near Vladivostok on September 3, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP)
