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Was #Shinzo #Abe targetted because of his desire for strong #economic & business links between #Japan and #Russia?
Abe’s engagement was part of his new approach to Russia, one that sought to push forward peace-treaty negotiations using economic incentives.
In 2016, Abe offered Russia an eight-point economic cooperation plan, which included
• Joint development of Russian #oil and natural #gas fields,
•Japanese support for the #infrastructure improvement of a Russian city,
•and a Japanese #loan to Russia’s #Sberbank.
https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/06/japan-russia-relations-after-the-russian-ukrainian-war/“
Abe’s engagement was part of his new approach to Russia, one that sought to push forward peace-treaty negotiations using economic incentives.
In 2016, Abe offered Russia an eight-point economic cooperation plan, which included
• Joint development of Russian #oil and natural #gas fields,
•Japanese support for the #infrastructure improvement of a Russian city,
•and a Japanese #loan to Russia’s #Sberbank.
https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/06/japan-russia-relations-after-the-russian-ukrainian-war/“
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Japan-Russia Relations After the Russian-Ukrainian War
Technically, Japan and Russia are still at war. Although Japan surrendered to the Allies in September 1945, ending World War II, Moscow and Tokyo have never
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🇩🇪 #Germany 🇩🇪
Alternative Für Deutschland (#AfD) Party MP, Mr. Gunnar #Lindemann
"#Nordstream1 and #NordStream2 rendered unusable simultaneously by #sabotage.
Germany can only now procure #US fracking #gas.
And quite coincidentally, a #US #Navy formation was very close by at the time.
WITH #FRIENDS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS #ENEMIES?"
Alternative Für Deutschland (#AfD) Party MP, Mr. Gunnar #Lindemann
"#Nordstream1 and #NordStream2 rendered unusable simultaneously by #sabotage.
Germany can only now procure #US fracking #gas.
And quite coincidentally, a #US #Navy formation was very close by at the time.
WITH #FRIENDS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS #ENEMIES?"