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Zelenskyy approaches Japan over possible virtual speech to parliament
Mainichi News English | 3/16/22 | Mainichi Japan

Posted on 03/16/2022 5:14:31 PM PDT by sushiman

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approached Japan about delivering a virtual speech to parliament, lawmakers familiar with the matter said Wednesday, as he continues to rally international support to defend his country from Russia's invasion.


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1 posted on 03/16/2022 5:14:31 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: sushiman

Will he mention Pearl Harbor like he did today?


2 posted on 03/16/2022 5:18:01 PM PDT by McGruff (It's America First, stupid.)
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To: sushiman

Just a number another World Economic Forum junket and scam.


3 posted on 03/16/2022 5:20:45 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Welcome to leftist Planet Lab Cage where are YOU are the rat)
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To: sushiman

He’s taking his begging tour all over the world.


4 posted on 03/16/2022 5:24:36 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: sushiman

They can provide their most formidable squads of anime warriors.


5 posted on 03/16/2022 5:28:10 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: mass55th

He’s taking his begging tour all over the world.
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He is losing big time.His Air Force is no where to be found, in fact his AF general announced they have many pilots but no planes. He started early on by issuing weapons to civilians, signaling to the world his military can’t stop Ivan. His days are short- he might just have to sit down with Vlad and accept Vlads terms.
1) No NATO- Zelensky just stated no NATO. Check.
2) abolishing Azov and Neo Nazi’s, check. Vlad has flattened most of the Neo Nazi’s hang outs- from Mariupol to Lugansk.
3) Agree to become a neutral nation…..in the works.
In the meantime, Vlad tightens the screws.


6 posted on 03/16/2022 5:39:31 PM PDT by delta7
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To: sushiman

Dude, Japan gave up that “Bushido Code Banzai crap” a long time ago.

Four of my great uncles “helped” them lose that attitude in the Pacific War between 1941-1945.


7 posted on 03/16/2022 5:43:10 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: sushiman

Zelensky has to show to our Democrat Party Organized Crime Syndicate that he’s doing everything possible to keep the dirty money going to them.


8 posted on 03/16/2022 5:44:15 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: McGruff

“Will he mention Pearl Harbor like he did today?”

LMAO! Funniest thing I have read all day.


9 posted on 03/16/2022 6:17:01 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: sushiman

This guy is like one of the homeless people out begging.


10 posted on 03/16/2022 6:41:23 PM PDT by A Cyrenian (MO's state motto: Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.)
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To: sushiman

He should rethink that. Unless he brings up the Mongols.


11 posted on 03/16/2022 7:13:09 PM PDT by roving
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To: A Cyrenian

He’s dressed like it, at least.


12 posted on 03/16/2022 7:46:33 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: McGruff

He’ll figure out a way to work in the Rape of Nanjing.


13 posted on 03/16/2022 7:47:26 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: unclebankster; oblomov; sushiman

Japan has a bigger Navy than the UK, and more fighter jets are stationed to defend the Japanese Islands than the Continental United States.

They have top of the line weapon systems, and plenty of them. Lots of America’s best gear like F-35 jets. Lots of ATGMs. They also have a mountain of Harpoon anti-ship missiles, that could get tested against Russian warships, and defend Odessa.

No one expected Germany to break their post WWII prohibition on sending weapons into a conflict zone, but they did in a big way for the Ukraine. Japan could too, if they decide to. This is a golden opportunity for them to break out of those old constraints.

Japan recently (in the last days) reverted to language that asserts their claim to the Kuril islands, occupied by Russia since WWII.


14 posted on 03/16/2022 7:56:49 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

Good,

I’m glad the Japs are getting tougher.

However, until they prove something in actual warfare, I’m a skeptic regardless of their *technological prowess.

*Beau,

I’m in the manufacturing sector, so I’m very knowledgeable about Japanese CNC machinery capabilities and the productivity they enable. In fact, I wouldn’t mind if the Japanese added 10-20% more industrial capacity in the United States over the next decade.


15 posted on 03/16/2022 8:15:31 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: McGruff

Can anyone point me to the FR threads on the Bombing of the Drama Theater in Mariupol yesterday, and the mass civilian casualties there? And any other threads on Russian military activity?


16 posted on 03/16/2022 8:28:31 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (RONALD REAGAN, over any American President, GOP or Dem, reflects my political/moral values)
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To: unclebankster

Japan has actually played a significant role in several conflicts that the US has been involved with in recent decades - The Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq.

Their usual contribution is a mountain of money, and non-lethal aid, like trucks and computers. They can certainly fund a lot of humanitarian relief and reconstruction.


17 posted on 03/16/2022 9:10:59 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: AmericanInTokyo

“Can anyone point me to the FR threads on the Bombing of the Drama Theater in Mariupol yesterday, and the mass civilian casualties there? And any other threads on Russian military activity?”

Tokyo,

I haven’t seen any today, but my Free Republic time was limited due to my work schedule.

I will tell you when I got home my wife was in tears due to Russians killing Ukrainian women & children. (Don’t know what event she saw but she was extremely upset)
We talked about the Russian/Ukraine War without any understanding.

She changed the subject to why interest rates were going up, after 20 minutes of trying to explain inflation & interest rates to her.

“I gave up.”

So I asked my 6 year old son if he wanted to play catch. He nodded yes, which made my night.

The current state of the world is very sad & tragic.


18 posted on 03/16/2022 11:03:55 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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