Japan to offer more than ¥470 bil for G7 Ukraine loan package

Good to see Japan taking a stand against savagery.

Japan wastes tax payers money to prolong the suffering of Ukraine. There is no road to victory for Ukraine.

Japan will fight...to the last Ukrainian.

Good for Japan. Democracy must win!

At some point, NATO is going to have to figure out how to make a long term peace pact with Russia which will require a complete turnover of NATO leadership after Ukraine has lost this proxy war.

proxyToday 09:13 am JST

At some point, NATO is going to have to figure out how to make a long term peace pact with Russia which will require a complete turnover of NATO leadership after Ukraine has lost this proxy war.

Or what? We'll have to keep sourcing our vodka from Czechia?

@TaiwanIsNotChina

Russia is a free democratic European country that is a vital source of energy and raw resources to Europe and peace in better than war.

Japan has been pretty consistent in its (morally correct) stance on this issue. (It also helps that they don't have a mentally subnormal demagogue who would sell Ukraine out to Putin faster than you can say "Kremlin puppet" as a serious political candidate).

We can bash Japan for many things, but they're 100% right on this one.

Russia is a free democratic European country

The only unambiguously accurate word in that description is "country".

proxyToday 10:19 am JST

@TaiwanIsNotChina

Russia is a free democratic European country that is a vital source of energy and raw resources to Europe and peace in better than war.

Europe has plenty of sources of energy that are less invady of their neighbors.

Important to observe the collective west, and by extension Japan, endorsed the set of events led saw the south-east of Ukraine to secede.

Moscow holds a reciprocal amount of western assets. These will be employed as just compensation.

Besides, they are only undermining their own financial system and credibility.

Russia is a free democratic European country 

russia is not free or a true democratic. Also russia in not European.

putin should soon face justice one way or another. The problem would be the next guy.

Good for Japan and the whole G7. Be on the side of freedom for an invaded, sovereign nation. If the fascists were allowed to get away with this, which nation will be next?

Japan wastes tax payers money to prolong the suffering of Ukraine. There is no road to victory for Ukraine.

Change the record. It's been almost three years youve been saying that.

With the thousands of North Korean soldiers massing, the Ukrainians will be defeated.

Putin knows that Trump will seek peace and Russia will have the upper hand at the bargaining table by the time Trump is installed for a second term-hostilities will then soon come to an end.

are japanese taxpayers ok with that?

I am NOT!

So what you going to do about it other than (to borrow an internet phrase) "cry moar"?

There is no road to victory for Ukraine......Change the record. It's been almost three years youve been saying that.

Some may not like it but unfortunately that poster is correct.

The old "even a stopped clock is right twice a day" technique: hope that if you keep on saying it and live long enough, it might come true.

I suppose the ascendancy of the "era without shame" (where people aren't even embarrassed to post these desperate claims) is a positive thing for many people. "I can just claim that Ukraine will lose, and keep saying it and saying it. I don't care how many times I'm wrong, if I keep saying it again and again there's a chance it will happen".

Mr KiplingToday 07:19 am JST

Japan wastes tax payers money to prolong the suffering of Ukraine.

Did you miss the part that said "the lenders will be paid back from extraordinary profits from the Russian sovereign assets?"

And the tax money that Japan does use helps Ukraine to repel the Russian invaders and stop the suffering. It's Putin that is prolonging it.

As a taxpayer here, I'm very glad that my money is helping Ukraine repel the Russian murderers, thieves, rapists, and child abductors.

There is no road to victory for Ukraine.

I guess the free world will just give up then, now you've confirmed that for us.

proxyToday 09:13 am JST

At some point, NATO is going to have to figure out how to make a long term peace pact with Russia which will require a complete turnover of NATO leadership after Ukraine has lost this proxy war.

Nonsense. Russia does not, and will not, dictate NATO leadership.

And no, it's still not a proxy war, no matter how many times the Kremlin hordes spew that lie.

JJEToday 01:24 pm JST

Important to observe the collective west, and by extension Japan, endorsed the set of events led saw the south-east of Ukraine to secede.

Important to observe that this is more Kremlin propaganda. The war was caused by Putin, and Putin alone.

kurisupisuToday 06:54 pm JST

With the thousands of North Korean soldiers massing, the Ukrainians will be defeated

Somehow, I doubt the Ukrainians will be too scared of stunted, malnourished "soldiers" who have never faced combat, can't speak Russian, and are commanded by officers who can't speak Korean.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/europe/russian-soldiers-north-korean-recruits-intercepts-intl/index.html

Interesting some still think persistant claims are shaping parallel reality. The simple fact is, consistent claims of' Ukraine is winning, Russia is loosing ' don’t alter reality and outcomes on the ground , especially when those claims are detached from facts.

Interesting that you don't even bother providing the slightest shred of evidence for that. Like I said, era of no shame.

Tim SullivanToday 08:31 pm JST

The money would be better spent on helping Japan's starving pensioners.

As stated above and in the article, this money is coming from the profits on frozen Russian assets. It has nothing to do with pensioners.

Russia can have Ukraine. I couldn't care less.

I wonder what you would think if it were your country being invaded, and those that could help abandoned you and simply said "I couldn't care less?"

I wonder what you would think if it were your country being invaded, and those that could help abandoned you and simply said "I couldn't care less?"

We won't have to put up with this nonsense any longer from November 5. Zelenskyy has brought disaster on Ukraine by refusing to negotiate with Russia. Trump will sort this all out by Christmas and bring peace to our troubled world. He is a genius -- watch the MSG video.

Trump is a convicted felon with zero credibility on the world stage. He should be in prison.

Way to weaponize the international financial system, Uncle Sam. It's not like this will have any adverse effects down the road or anything.

Ukraine will not be obliged to repay the loans, as the lenders will be paid back from extraordinary profits from the Russian sovereign assets.

JJEOct. 29 01:24 pm JST

Important to observe the collective west, and by extension Japan, endorsed the set of events led saw the south-east of Ukraine to secede.

You see, it stops being funny when it makes absolutely no sense: the West and Japan didn't send tanks into Ukraine to remove territory and it has already been annexed by the horde state.

Moscow holds a reciprocal amount of western assets. These will be employed as just compensation.

Reciprocal in dollar amounts. Won't be noticed.

Besides, they are only undermining their own financial system and credibility.

Did you get that first de-dollarizer yet?

Tim SullivanOct. 29 09:25 pm JST

I wonder what you would think if it were your country being invaded, and those that could help abandoned you and simply said "I couldn't care less?"

We won't have to put up with this nonsense any longer from November 5. Zelenskyy has brought disaster on Ukraine by refusing to negotiate with Russia. Trump will sort this all out by Christmas and bring peace to our troubled world. He is a genius -- watch the MSG video.

You see, a patriot realizes that handing something like 30% of the Black Sea coastline to our enemy of 100 years makes conflict more likely.

burgers and beersOct. 29 07:04 pm JST

Europe has plenty of sources of energy that are less invady of their neighbors.

Damn right...Europe can buy what it needs from US ( at 3 times higher price ). Awesome mates rates. No wonder US interests blew up Nordstream. It's great for their profit$.

Europe shouldn't be engaged in dirty manufacturing any more than China. Pay the appropriate price to not have to deal with scummy neighbors.

Or what? We'll have to keep sourcing our vodka from Czechia?

Russian vodka is better. Fact.

Nobody worries about he quality of their paint thinner.