Putin seeks 'compromise,' not 'trade' in Japan isle dispute

TOKYO (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has said Russia is willing to compromise on a territorial dispute that has bedevilled relations with Japan for eight decades, but said this would not include the trade or sale of the islands held by Moscow and claimed by Tokyo.

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