Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described Putin's visit as "absolutely unacceptable." #Spionage #Journalismus #RusslandJapanBeziehungen (translated)
Recently, Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's deputy chairman of the Security Council, openly used the unofficial term for such prisoners when he threatened to "replenish the exchange fund with European and American idiots to get our people out." #Spionage #Journalismus #RusslandJapanBeziehungen (translated)
"We are making demands out of humanitarian considerations as well as in view of fair and just treatment," said Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, if the journalist has indeed been arrested. #Spionage #Journalismus #RusslandJapanBeziehungen (translated)
Russia's ruler Vladimir Putin made it clear that he viewed Gershkovich as a bargaining chip to secure the release of Krassikov. In early September, Putin accused the Japanese government of being "entirely responsible" for the "deterioration" in relations. #Spionage #Journalismus #RusslandJapanBeziehungen (translated)
The Russian FSB has detained Japanese journalist Yuki Imai in Sakhalin and accuses him of espionage in the interest of a Japanese intelligence service, while the Japanese government demands fair treatment and more information. #Spionage #Journalismus #RusslandJapanBeziehungen (translated)
