Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, ruled out returning four islands Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group that Japan wants back as a condition for signing a peace treaty with its neighbor.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday slammed Japan's prime minister after he said his government remains committed to signing a peace treaty with Moscow to resolve the territorial dispute over an island chain claimed by Tokyo.