Moscow doesnt give a damn that Japan is upset over islands Medvedev

The Kurils are part of Russia and a legitimate base for its military, the former president has said

Moscow is not against signing a peace treaty with Japan, but Tokyo must understand that the Kuril Islands are and will remain part of Russia, former president Dmitry Medvedev has said.

Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chairman of the Security Council, was responding after Japanese Prime Min