Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that conditions are not currently in place for his country to resume talks with Japan on a post-World War II peace treaty, blaming Tokyo for souring bilateral relations by supporting Ukraine.In response to a question from Kyodo News during a meeting with representatives of international news agencies in St. Petersburg, Putin said Russia is not refusing to engage in such a dialogue, but for it to occur Japan first needs to change its position on the war in Ukraine."Everything that has been done has been done by Japan," Putin said, with nearly a…READ FULL ARTICLE
