Given his record, Vladimir Putin would not face the type of nationalist backlash Yeltsin confronted if he sought to reach an agreement that restored Japan’s sovereignty over its Northern Territories.
Pokud by se Vladimír Putin pokusil dosáhnout dohody, která by obnovila svrchovanost Japonska nad jeho Severními teritorii, vzhledem ke své dosavadní reputaci by se nepotýkal s nacionalistickým odporem, na nějž narazil Jelcin.