# WW 2 peace talks still ongoing **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506 "2022-03-22T14:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/1 "2022-03-22T14:34:58Z")
Not a misprint. Russia and Japan never signed a treaty > **[Japan opposes Russian withdrawal from World War II peace treaty talks over...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/asia/russia-halts-japan-war-peace-talks-intl-hnk/index.html)** > > Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril Islands because of sanctions imposed by Tokyo over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/2 "2022-03-22T14:37:45Z")
Given what’s written in the article you linked to, maybe your thread title should have beeen “WW2 peace talks _no longer_ ongoing”. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/3 "2022-03-22T15:44:03Z")
They will never resolve the Kuril Islands, but it would be political suicide in Japan to give up and accept the de facto status quo. Unfortunately, it does give Russia a lever to use against the Japanese government. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/4 "2022-03-22T19:07:15Z")
Korean war never officially ended with a treaty. They stopped fighting in 1953 with an armistance ---
**Author:** ![FrenchDunadan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frenchdunadan/32/5449_2.png) [@FrenchDunadan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrenchDunadan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/5 "2022-03-22T21:44:26Z")
and WW1? Andorra signed peace with Germany in _1958_ but not with Italy or Austria-Hungary. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/6 "2022-03-22T21:52:57Z")
Maybe Japan can use this as a pretext to continue the war. Can Russia support a two-front war? Hey, I’m just asking questions! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/7 "2022-03-23T03:14:11Z")
> [@FrenchDunadan](#): > > Andorra signed peace with Germany in _1958_ but not with Italy or Austria-Hungary. They might still get peace with Italy, but it’s a little late for peace talks with the Dual Monarchy. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/8 "2022-03-23T05:15:43Z")
Andorra and Italy were on the same side in WWI. ---
**Author:** ![FrenchDunadan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frenchdunadan/32/5449_2.png) [@FrenchDunadan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrenchDunadan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/9 "2022-03-23T06:32:39Z")
Oh sorry! I’ve got carried to the wrong war. Ottoman Empire i meant, and yes since hose two vanished and Andorra was forgotten in the relevant treaties, war isn’t officially over (not that anyone feels too concerned…) ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/10 "2022-03-23T12:36:13Z")
The northern islands are mostly a thing by the ultranationalists and not something which ordinary Japanese tend to be very concerned about. There are some links between the right right and the ruling [LDP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Japan)) party so they can’t be ignored but it’s not a big thing for most people. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-peace-talks-still-ongoing/961506/11 "2022-03-23T12:49:31Z")
But we can all take comfort that the Isles of Scilly and the Netherlands finally ended their [over 3 century long war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_and_Thirty_Five_Years%27_War) in 1986.