At the Valdai Discussion Club held in Moscow, President Putin spoke about relations with Japan. His remarks were broadly that Russia's approach had not changed and that it was Japan's stance that had changed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about relations with Japan at the Valdai Discussion Club held in Moscow. The main point of his speech was that Russia's approach to Japan had not changed, while Japan's stance had.
The article presents the remarks as their direct gist and reports them with emphasis on the change in Japan's response. Information from Jiji Press via EPA is also listed as the source.
Akita Keizai Shimbun reported the episode as remarks made locally and presented it as part of an overview of the current state of Japan-Russia relations.