Should Russia return Kuril Islands back to Japan?

[black hole]

Your opinion?

[Böri]

North Korea would bang you if you were to do so LOL

[Loki]

No.

[Loki]

Well maybe they can make a mutually beneficial deal. Japan gets the Kurils back, in return for Japan recognising Crimea as part of Russia, and not participating in US sanctions against Russia. That's a fair deal. Otherwise, no.

[Sarmatian]

Ownership of Kuril islands makes Sea of Okhotsk internal Russian sea. Meaning the entire sea with all resources belongs to Russia and no other country could enter it without Russian permission. If Japan owns Kurils the sea will become international waters with anyone having rights to enter it and observe Russian military installations in the region. It simply doesn't happen.

[Finnish Swede]

I know one nation/country which should be first in the line to get areas back from Russia (based on rightness/justice), and that ain't Japan.

[Loki]

I know one nation/country which should be first in the line to get areas back from Russia (based on rightness/justice), and that ain't Japan.

Haha, Karelia?

[Sarmatian]

I know one nation/country which should be first in the line to get areas back from Russia (based on rightness/justice), and that ain't Japan.

Just stop with your chauvinistic nonsense already. You should be grateful to Russians for creating your nation. Because it never existed before, it was part of other entities all the way until 20th century.

[Loki]

Ownership of Kuril islands makes Sea of Okhotsk internal Russian sea. Meaning the entire sea with all resources belongs to Russia and no other country could enter it without Russian permission. If Japan owns Kurils the sea will become international waters with anyone having rights to enter it and observe Russian military installations in the region. It simply doesn't happen.

That's a very good point! And of course, if that happened, you know the US will use their "freedom of navigation" rights very quickly... as they have done with China in South China Sea.

[Finnish Swede]

Haha, Karelia?

Got it right.

Plus Salla and Petsamo.

But yes...especially lost of Karealia and Viipuri city (Vyborg) was the biggest lost to Finns (culturelly, emotionally etc.). And here I only mean Karealia area which had belonged to Finland. Not Petroskoi, Syväri yms. areas....if here are some Russians around.