@armedforcesfacts: Japan and Russia have not signed a peace treaty ending WWII hostilities. The 1956 Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration ended the formal state of war but not with a peace treaty. Japan demands return of the four southernmost Kuril Islands — its Northern Territories — which Russia has administered since 1945 and on which it has constructed military infrastructure including missile systems. Russia suspended peace treaty talks with Japan in 2022 following Japanese sanctions over Ukraine. 80 years after WWII, no peace treaty exists. Morocco controls approximately 80 percent of Western Sahara following Spain's 1975 withdrawal. The Polisario Front backed by Algeria claims independence. A 1991 UN ceasefire included a referendum on independence that has never been held. Morocco built the Berm — a 2,700-kilometre sand wall with landmines — separating its territory from Polisario areas. The Polisario declared the ceasefire ended in 2020. Approximately 175,000 Sahrawi refugees remain in camps near Tindouf in Algeria, some for over 40 years. The US recognized Moroccan sovereignty in 2020. The UN does not. India and Pakistan have fought four wars since partition in 1947 and maintain continuous military confrontation along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Both hold nuclear weapons. The Siachen Glacier at 6,000 metres altitude has had soldiers die there every year since 1984 from exposure. The US and North Korea signed an armistice in 1953 — not a peace treaty. 28,500 US troops remain in South Korea. The armistice has been in effect for 74 years. 📸 AI generated images for illustration purposes. #military #world #war #politics #armedforcesfacts
