<p>Russia has suspended a cooperation agreement with Japan on the decommissioning of Russian nuclear weapons, according to a government document made public on Thursday night.</p><p>The document, posted on the Russian government's official online portal, showed that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had signed an order suspending the 1993 agreement on Tuesday.</p><p>It did not give a reason for the decision, but said the Russian foreign ministry would inform Japan about the move.</p>.China coast guard urges Philippines to stop infringing on sovereignty.<p>Russia's relations with Japan have deteriorated sharply since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February last year after Tokyo joined Western countries by imposing punitive sanctions.</p><p>Russia agreed in 1993 that its Vladivostok-based Pacific Fleet would stop dumping liquid radioactive waste in the Sea of Japan, but asked richer countries to help it process the waste for underground burial.</p><p>Under the suspended agreement with Japan, Tokyo helped decommission weapons, including dismantling nuclear submarines.</p><p>But Japanese media reported that the work had stalled as Moscow has stopped sending the necessary data to Tokyo.</p>
<p>Russia has suspended a cooperation agreement with Japan on the decommissioning of Russian nuclear weapons, according to a government document made public on Thursday night.</p><p>The document, posted on the Russian government's official online portal, showed that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had signed an order suspending the 1993 agreement on Tuesday.</p><p>It did not give a reason for the decision, but said the Russian foreign ministry would inform Japan about the move.</p>.China coast guard urges Philippines to stop infringing on sovereignty.<p>Russia's relations with Japan have deteriorated sharply since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February last year after Tokyo joined Western countries by imposing punitive sanctions.</p><p>Russia agreed in 1993 that its Vladivostok-based Pacific Fleet would stop dumping liquid radioactive waste in the Sea of Japan, but asked richer countries to help it process the waste for underground burial.</p><p>Under the suspended agreement with Japan, Tokyo helped decommission weapons, including dismantling nuclear submarines.</p><p>But Japanese media reported that the work had stalled as Moscow has stopped sending the necessary data to Tokyo.</p>