Comments by "Yo2" (@yo2trader539) on "Kyiv Post" channel.

  1. It's not luck nor a personal preference of the PM of Japan. Support for Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees is closely linked to Chinese aspirations towards invading Taiwan. If you cannot understand that, you're basically clueless in Asian geopolitics. And India maintains close relations with Russia to counterbalance China. Russian diplomats in Japan speak near-native Japanese, including their ambassadors. During the initial invasion, the previous Russian Ambassador was on Japanese TV almost everyday explaining Russia's position to the Japanese public. Their understanding of Japan is at par or even superior to diplomats from South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Mongolia. In fact, Imperial Russia started teaching East Asian languages, culture, and history in the 1820s, even before they seized Outer Manchuria (aka Russian Far East) from the Qing Dynasty in the 1860s. To date, those who have studied Japanese and Japan-related subjects in former Soviet universities are one of the most fluent in language, history, culture, society, etc. And they train experts for every neighboring country, which is why they are so effective, admired, and feared. Japan signed three alliances in the 20th century with the UK, Germany, and later the US to deter Russian/Soviet advancement into East Asia. And we've fought multiple wars with Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. For that reason, 1/3 of all Japanese military assets are still located adjacent to Russian territory. Both sides are mindful that an unnecessary escalation can easily result in a real war, which is why both sides keep it contained. It's why Japan doesn't get overly involved in military affairs between Ukraine and Russia.
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