日本周五强调，在俄罗斯总统普京表示莫斯科有兴趣与东京合作后，保持与莫斯科沟通的“重要性”，共同社报道。
Japan on Friday stressed the “importance” of maintaining communications with Moscow after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is interested in cooperation with Tokyo, Kyodo News reported.
内阁官房长官木原稔表示，日本政府注意到普京近期关于双边关系的积极表态，双边关系因俄乌战争而恶化。
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the Japanese government took note of Putin’s recent positive remarks on bilateral ties, which have deteriorated amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
此番表态是在普京于瓦尔代讨论俱乐部发表评论后作出的，普京称莫斯科有兴趣与日本合作，但对东京的军事化计划感到担忧。
The statement followed Putin’s comments at the Valdai Discussion Club that Moscow is interested in cooperation with Japan but is concerned about Tokyo’s plans for militarization.
他说：“我们担忧在该地区建立军事政治集团的政策。我有义务谈论这一点。”这是周四的表态。
"We are concerned about policies involving the creation of military-political blocs in the region. I am obliged to speak about this," he said Thursday.
普京还表示，莫斯科寻求与日本建立睦邻友好关系，并指出双方在经济、环境保护和科学研究方面存在共同利益。
Putin also said Moscow seeks good-neighborly relations with Japan and identified mutual interests in the economy, environmental protection and scientific research.
他说：“我设想俄日关系是良好的、睦邻友好的，并充满你刚才提到的具体内容：经济、环境、联合科学研究等。”
"I envision Russian-Japanese relations as good, neighborly, and filled with the concrete substance you just mentioned: the economy, the environment, joint scientific research, and so on," he said.
然而，普京表示，俄罗斯对日关系方针没有改变，而东京的方针变了。
However, Putin said Russia’s approach to relations with Japan has not changed, while Tokyo’s has.
他说：“不是我们对日本实施制裁，而是日本对俄罗斯联邦实施制裁。此外，我们听到某些日本高级官员发表相当严厉的言论。我们方面则没有允许自己做任何此类事情；我们没有做过这种事。”
"It was not we who imposed sanctions on Japan; it was Japan that imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation. Moreover, we hear quite harsh statements from certain top-ranking Japanese officials. We, for our part, have not allowed ourselves anything of the sort; we have not done such things," he said.
自2022年2月乌克兰战争爆发以来，日本与其他七国集团（G7）成员一道对俄罗斯实施经济制裁，包括冻结针对普京及其他个人的资产。
Japan, along with other Group of Seven members, has imposed economic sanctions on Russia since the Ukraine war started in February 2022, including asset freezes targeting Putin and other individuals.
日本和俄罗斯在南千岛群岛（日本称北方四岛）的领土争端上仍处于僵局，该群岛由俄罗斯控制，但日本声称拥有主权。另外，周四，乌克兰总统泽连斯基会见了日本众议院代表团。
Japan and Russia also remain locked in a dispute over the southern Kuril Islands, which are Russian-controlled but claimed by Japan as its northern territories. Separately, on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a delegation from the House of Representatives of Japan’s parliament.
他感谢日本在俄罗斯“无情升级”无人机和导弹袭击之际对乌克兰人民的支持，并补充称，更强大的防空系统是保护生命的关键。
He thanked Japan for supporting the Ukrainian people amid Russia’s “savage escalation” of drone and missile attacks, adding that stronger air defenses are key to protecting lives.