The Kremlin said on Tuesday that talks with Japan aimed at clinching a World War Two peace treaty between the two countries and ending a territorial dispute over a chain of islands in the Pacific could go on for years and were complex.

Kremlin says talks with Japan over territorial dispute could take years

Any deal to end a territorial row with Japan needs public backing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, giving a nod to widespread Russian opposition to ceding territory to Japan.

Any deal to end island row with Japan needs public support: Putin after meeting PM Abe

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Kremlin says talks with Japan over territorial dispute could take years

Any deal to end island row with Japan needs public support: Putin after meeting PM Abe