Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, October 24 (Reporter Geng Huihuang) The TASS news agency quoted Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov as saying on the 24th that due to the unfriendly actions of previous Japanese governments, the bilateral cooperation between Russia and Japan has dropped to zero.

"We regret to admit that Japan is currently taking a very unfriendly stance towards The Russian Federation and has participated in all illegal sanctions and restrictions attempted to impose on my country," Peskov said. He emphasized that bilateral dialogue has almost stalled due to the positions of successive Japanese governments in recent years.

TASS quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the Tu-95MS long-range strategic bomber completed a routine cruise over the neutral waters of the Japanese Sea, flying for more than 11 hours.