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After Trump, Shinzo Abe's widow meets Putin

  • On May 29, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow with Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
  • The meeting followed deteriorated Japan-Russia relations due to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and occurred without official Japanese government coordination.
  • During the meeting, Putin praised Shinzo Abe’s efforts, recalling their 27 summits and Abe’s dream of a peace treaty between the nations.
  • Putin acknowledged that Shinzo Abe was deeply committed to finalizing a peace agreement between Russia and Japan, while Akie Abe highlighted Russia's role as a crucial neighbor to Japan despite existing political difficulties.
  • The meeting may signal a Russian attempt to improve ties with Japan amid sanctions, although Japan’s government declined to comment on Akie Abe’s visit.
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After Trump, Shinzo Abe's widow meets Putin

Russian leader Vladimir Putin hosted the widow of assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, the Kremlin said, five months after then US president-elect Donald Trump welcomed her at Mar-a-Lago.

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The Indiana Gazette Online broke the news in Indiana, United States on Friday, May 30, 2025.
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