On that day in 1855, Japan and Russia signed a Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation, drawing a national border that placed the four islands within Japanese territory.

Japan's foreign minister warned Saturday that ... with Pyongyang reportedly deploying troops to Russia's border Kursk region. "This will not only deepen the severity of the Ukraine situation ...

Finland, which shares a border stretching more than 1,300 kilometers with Russia, has been increasingly concerned about regional security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This led the ...