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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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Satoshi Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun International News Editor

Diplomatic efforts needed to end conflict

When I first learned of Russia's attack on Ukraine a year ago, I was shocked by the fact that a full-scale invasion had broken out in today's world. At the same time, I felt strong resentment toward Russian President Vladimir Putin.

And now, I cannot help but become increasingly alarmed by the current situation in which the international community is failing to stop Putin's war.

The United States and most European countries are supporting the Ukrainian military by providing weapons, but they are refraining from supplying fighter jets and long-range missiles so as not to provoke Russia, which has been brandishing the threat of nuclear weapons.

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