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Russian officers trained for attacks on Japan, South Korea in event of war with NATO, FT reports
Russia developed offensive plans targeting civilian and military sites in Japan and South Korea in the event of a war with NATO, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 31, citing documents shown to the outlet by Western sources. The leaked plans, drawn up between 2008 and 2014 to train military officers for a potential conflict […]
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Japan to transfer $3 billion from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, Zelensky says
Japan is poised to allocate an additional $3 billion dollars from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Dec. 25. In a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Zelensky expressed his gratitude for Japan's previous aid to Ukraine, which has totaled $12 billion and "makes it possible to save thousands […]
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Ukraine receives $1bn from Japan, UK through World Bank DPL program
Ukraine has received $1bn from Japan and the U.K. through the World Bank’s Growth Foundations Development Policy Loan (DPL) program, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Dec. 24. “The funds raised will be used to strengthen our economy and finance priority expenditures in the social and humanitarian spheres,” he said in a post on Telegram. […]
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US, South Korea, Japan launch multinational group to monitor North Korea sanctions
The U.S., South Korea, and Japan launched a new multinational group to monitor the implementation of sanctions against North Korea, Reuters reported on Oct. 16. The move came after Russia and China blocked monitoring activities at the United Nations. In March, Moscow vetoed the annual renewal of the panel of experts monitoring U.N. sanctions against […]