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Re:Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices... by clouddrover on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:47AM (#35422586)
Why shouldn't Japan care about Ukraine? If Ukraine can be invaded and the rest of the world does nothing, then why bother having borders or nations or the rule of law? If Ukraine's territory doesn't matter, then why should Japan's territory matter?
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Re:Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices... by soco on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:51AM (#35422647)
When I hear the argument "why should country X care about the war in Y" I imagine those people would be also those neighbors who would let your house burn because hey it's not their yard.
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Re:Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices... by 5040 on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:46AM (#35424508)
Did Japan care about Turkey's invasion of Greece? Sadly, this sort of thing happens all the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus

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Re:Japan Breaks with U.S. Allies, Buys Russian Oil at Prices... by ceejayoz on Monday April 03, 2023 @01:07PM (#35427456)
Yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci...

Japan was one of 15 votes on the UN Security Council to pass it.

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