Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expects to resolve the issue of concluding a peace treaty with Russia within the current generation’s lifetime. RIA Novosti reports that Abe said this after talks with Vladimir Putin.

"The issue of a peace treaty, which was not signed for over 70 years, is not easy to resolve; however, we want to put an end to this problem in our generation. This is our key goal," Abe said.

Putin offered to patiently seek a solution that meets the interests of Russia and …

The NATO-Russia Council will meet on May 31, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg told the German weekly Der Spiegel on Saturday, May 26, DW reports.

"Ukraine, transparency in the military sphere, risk reduction and military exercises remain important topics for discussion," Stoltenberg said. He expressed his opinion that NATO should "manage relations with Russia." This would guarantee that the situation "will not get out of hand," the Secretary General says.

He …

Lithuanian politician Emanuelis Zingeris, who was supposed to prepare a resolution of the Council of Europe on the investigation of the murder of Boris Nemtsov was denied entry to Russi, Deutsche Welle reports. The politician planned a trip to Moscow to collect materials for the preparation of the resolution.

"Perhaps the ban is related to my work in the Council of Europe and my investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Boris Nemtsov, about which I later intend to inform …