Will a Putin–Abe summit happen in 2016? (John Drennan, IISS)

Attempts to normalise Russia–Japan relations have come in fits and starts over the past 20 years, but both Putin and Abe have signalled their intent to achieve real progress in 2016, explains John Drennan.

https://www.iiss.org/en/iiss%20voices/blogsections/iiss-voices-2016-9143/march-71d7/will-a-putin-abe-summit-happen-in-2016-3175