Just as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues to escalate, causing widespread concern in the international community, the situation between Russia and Ukraine is also heating up, and Western countries led by the United States have once again launched a new round of sanctions and pressure on Russia.
Among them, Japan has taken the lead in imposing a series of sanctions on Russia, including freezing the assets of Russian citizens and enterprises, and imposing sanctions on enterprises related to the Russian military, including entities from third-party countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Syria.
In response, Russia, naturally, will not be stingy with a knock and warning to Japan, which is notFollowing the "bright sword" of the Russian bombers in the Sea of Japan, the Russian side gave Japan another "dismount".
On the 20th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interviewThere are no territorial disputes between Russia and Japan, "everything is already over."
The implication is that Lavrov's statement means that the "territorial dispute" will no longer be the object of negotiations between Japan and Russia in the future, and this,In addition to once again demonstrating Russia's tough stance towards Japan, it also announced that Japan's "dream of seizing the island" has been shattered again.
As everyone knows, Japan has been coveting the South Kuril Islands (called the "four northern islands" by Japan) under Russia's actual control for a long time, and has not only repeatedly declared the islands to the outside world to be theirs, but also intends to recapture these islands from Russia, and even made the "seizure of the islands" one of the "preconditions" for the signing of a peace treaty between Japan and Russia.
However, the ownership of the South Kuril Islands to Russia was set in the post-war pattern and was recognized by all international parties, so Russia does not feel that there is still a so-called "territorial dispute" with Japan, and it has been frequently beaten against Japan, which has always cherished the "dream of seizing the islands", and it is precisely because of this that Japan and Russia have not signed a peace treaty for a long time.
You must know that more than 70 years have passed since the end of World War II, and the delay in signing a peace treaty between Japan and Russia means that the two sides are still in a theoretical "state of war".
Under such circumstances, it is actually a very unwise decision for Japan to repeatedly provoke Russia, and this time the Russian side has given Japan a "blow to the horse" in public, which has already highlighted the further deterioration of Japan-Russia relations.
It is noteworthy that in response, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed this to Russia at a press conference"Strong**".He said that it was precisely because of "the failure to resolve the territorial issue" that Japan and Russia did not sign a peace treaty, and that the reason for the current deterioration of relations between Japan and Russia was Russia's military operation against Ukraine, and that it was "absolutely unacceptable" to shift the responsibility to Japan now.
The implication is that Japan acknowledges the fact that the current relations between Japan and Russia have deteriorated, but believes that this is caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and has nothing to do with the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia.
But the problem is that it is a fact that relations between Japan and Russia have deteriorated, and it is understandable that Russia will fight back against Japan, and it is clear that it will not consider what order in the course of the counterattack.
In addition, in addition to expressing ** to Russia, Japan will inevitably turn to the United States for help, and it was the day after Lavrov's statement that the United States came to stand for Japan.
On the 21st, Japan, together with the United States and Australia, carried out a large-scale joint exercise in Hokkaido near the Russian border"Provocative acts" will pose a potential threat to Russia's securityRussia will take the necessary measures to defend its security and interests.
At the same time, Russia also issued accusations, saying that Fumio Kishida's irresponsible policy will lead Japan to the path of escalating the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
It has been learned that Hokkaido faces the South Kuril Islands controlled by Russia across the sea, and that Japan, together with the United States and Australia, is conducting large-scale exercises at Russia's doorstep.
Finally, let's talk about two superficial points.
1. As the dispute between Japan and Russia continues to ferment, the contradiction between the two countries has a tendency to develop into a contradiction between Russia and the United States and Japan.
On the one hand, Japan knows that its strength is inferior to that of Russia, and it is bound to turn to the United States and the West for helpOn the other hand, the United States, which is seeking to put pressure on Russia in all directions, will not miss this opportunity against Russia, otherwise the speed of this Japan-US-Australia military exercise would not have come so quickly.
Therefore, if the conflict between Japan and Russia continues to escalate, it is likely to turn into a confrontation between the United States and Russia again.
2. Japan does not hesitate to aggravate regional tensions and push itself to the "frontline" position of facing Russia, and it also repeatedly confronts Russia, in addition to continuing to accept the name of the United States and gain benefits, it also aims to seek opportunities to rise by disturbing the regional situation and taking advantage of the chaos.
In short, the past has long shown that Japan is a country that should not be underestimated and is ambitious, but now the United States and Japan and their ilk are still recklessly using military force and vigorously fighting to provoke turmoil and tension in the region, and it is obvious that they have many ill-intentioned intentions. All parties must be on guard against this.