The US has urged Japan to put pressure on the Russian Federation in connection with the situation in Ukraine
1st Deputy Secretary of state Anthony Blinken, located on a visit in Tokyo, said that the Russian Federation must continue to exert pressure to ensure the implementation of the Minsk agreements. "Continued pressure (on Russia) is very important. Before the final decision falls on Ukraine in relation to President (Vladimir) Putin must keep the same position as before. To us, this is fear ", - has declared it in interview to Japanese mass media, explaining the intention of Tokyo to build the visit of the Russian leader in Japan, reports the news Agency. According to Blinken, the issue of the Ukrainian fall and of the relations with Russia, Japan should act " in Accordance with the position of the international brotherhood ". Before the First day of the week Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich after the meeting of the Russian-Japanese consultative Council for improvement in Tokyo said that the economic punishment of the West is almost not affect Russian-Japanese cooperation. September 29 Tokyo confirmed the plans to build the visit of the Russian President V. V. Putin to Japan in 2015. On 28 September the President of Russia Vladimir Putin during his stay at the headquarters of the UN met with the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. At the talks the Prime Minister of Japan said that he was again elected head of the liberal democratic party of Japan, and now has developed a "solid Foundation For future peaceful discussions" with Putin, " problems of the peace Treaty ". On September 25 Prime Minister of Japan said about the desire to discuss with Putin the territorial issue. September 2, stated that the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ruled out the possibility of negotiations with Japan on the issue of Smoking. The Deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Igor Morgulov said Russia's readiness to continue dialogue with Tokyo on the signing of the peace Treaty.