In the decades since, both the Soviet government and the Russian government of President Boris Yeltsin periodically engaged in diplomatic efforts to end their country’s estrangement from Japan. But under Putin, Russia no longer makes even a pretense of talking.
之后的几十年，无论苏联政府还是叶利钦总统领导的俄罗斯政府都不时进行外交努力，以结束自己国家与日本的隔阂。但在普京领导下，俄罗斯已经撕下了和谈的伪装。事实上，占领列岛后俄罗斯领导人首次实际登岛，强化了俄罗斯虚伪的主权要求。