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The Japan Times (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/10/japan/politics/russia-suspends-nuclear-pact/)
RUSSIA Suspends Pact with JAPAN on Decommissioning NUCLEAR Weapons
Russia on Thursday announced the suspension of a cooperation agreement for the decommissioning of its nuclear weapons signed with Japan in 1993, amid the deterioration of bilateral relations following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russia disclosed an order signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stating that the Kremlin will notify Tokyo of the termination of the agreement that provides for Japanese support to decommission weapons, including dismantling nuclear submarines.
But the work has stalled as Moscow has refused to send related military data to Tokyo. The agreement was signed after the revelation in 1993 that Russia's Vladivostok-based Pacific fleet had dumped radioactive waste into the Sea of Japan.
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Russia suspends pact with Japan on decommissioning nuclear weapons - The Japan Times
The move follows other unilateral steps by Russia, including the suspension of negotiations for a postwar peace treaty with Japan in March 2022.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/10/japan/politics/russia-suspends-nuclear-pact/
