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The Freeze Sets In: Examining the Rapid Deterioration of German-Russian Relations
Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis in early 2022, Germany’s attitude towards Russia has undergone a fundamental change, and the relationship between the two sides has now fallen to a freezing point and has fallen into a dilemma. At present, Germany-Russia relations are in a state of political freezing, security confrontation, energy decoupling, and economic rupture, and will continue to fall into a vicious circle of competition and conflict for some time to come. The overall manifestation of the deterioration of German-Russian relations Let me talk about “political cooling” first. Germany has complex historical ties to Russia, such as Germany’s large Russian-German community dating back to the time of…
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Russia Retaliates Against Japan by Renaming Victory Day
Recently, Russia’s move against Japan has attracted attention from the outside world. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a bill to rename the country’s annual September 3 “Anniversary of the End of World War II” as “Day of Victory in the War Against Japanese Militarism and the Day of the End of World War II.” The Russian side made it clear that this was done to counter Japan. The historical grievances between Russia and Japan are well known, and there are still territorial disputes. Russia made it clear that since Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine, “Japan and the West jointly launched an unprecedented unfriendly action against Russia”,…
